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Crambidae
80a1027 – 5277   Herpetogramma thestealis (Walker, 1859)
             Zigzag Herpetogramma
Distribution Data for Herpetogramma thestealis
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Distribution: Canada: NS to southern MB; USA: eastern and central states south to FL.
Genitalia: See Handfield & Handfield (2011& 2021).
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Synonymy: Botys thestealis Walker, 1859
Botis gulosalis Hulst, 1886
Botis magistralis Grote, 1873
Taxonomic Notes: Herpetogramma thestealis (Walker, 1859) includes as synonyms 5276 Herpetogramma abdominalis (Zeller, 1872) and Herpetogramma fissalis (Grote, 1882) in Handfield & Handfield (2021), Bonn Zool. Bull., 70 (1): 173-199.
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAA2323 (BIN includes aquilonalis, fraxinalis, thestealis, pertextalis)
  • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
  • Handfield, L. & D. Handfield, 2011. A new species of Herpetogramma (Lepidoptera, Crambidae, Spilomelinae) from eastern North America. ZooKeys, 149: 5-15.
  • Handfield, L. & D. Handfield, 2021. A revision of the Canadian species of the Genus Herpetogramma Lederer, 1863 (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Spilomelinae: Herpetogrammatini), with descriptions of three new species. Bonn Zoological Bulletin, 70 (1): 173-199.
  • Solis M.A., 2010. North American Herpetogramma Lederer, 1863 (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Spilomelinae): type specimens and identity of species in the United States and Canada. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 112(3): 451-463.
  • Species Page at Block Island Moths
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at Mass Moths
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