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Crambidae 80a1025 – 5277.1   Herpetogramma aquilonalis Handfield & Handfield, 2021

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Distribution: Canada: NL to BC; USA: WA south to northern CA (west), NY to GA (east). Genitalia: See Handfield & Handfield (2021). Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: aquilonalis Handfield & Handfield, 2021 (Herpetogramma); Holotype: Canada: Quebec: Rougemont, montagne. Taxonomic Notes: Herpetogramma aquilonalis Handfield & Handfield, 2021, n. sp., Handfield & Handfield (2021), Bonn Zool. Bull., 70 (1): 180.

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAA2323 (BIN includes aquilonalis, fraxinalis, thestealis, pertextalis) 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. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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