Crambidae
80a1003 –
5285 Salbia tytiusalis
(Walker, 1859)
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Description/
Field Marks: |
FWL: 6 mm; male without antennal tufts; shading between the PM line and the margin is hardly distinct from the ground color and is practically continuous with the PM line - James Hayden (12/14/2020). |
| Similar Species: |
- Salbia mizaralis is larger, FW: 8-9 mm, and typically darker; males with small, indistinct antennal scale tuft (or maybe two) - James Hayden (pers. comm., 12/14/2020)
- Salbia melanobathrum FWL = ~6 mm; male with jet-black antennal tufts; shading between the HW PM line and the margin is darker and distinctly separated from the PM line by the pale ground color - James Hayden (12/14/2020).
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
tytiusalis Walker 1859 (Botys) - MONA 1983: 5285; Type locality: Honduras |
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| References |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Walker, F., 1859. Pyralides. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, London, 18: 605. (description of ♀)
- Walker, F., 1859. Pyralides. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, London, 19: 984. (description of ♂)
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14mm - LG – © Jim Vargo
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