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Crambidae 80a1555 – 5345   Crambus whitmerellus Klots, 1942              Whitmer's Grass-veneer

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Genitalia: See Am. Mus. Novit., 1191: 13; figs. 1a-e, 2. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: whitmerellus Klots, 1942 (Crambus) - MONA 1983: 5345 ssp. a. whitmerellus Klots, 1942 (Crambus) - MONA 1983: 5345; Holotype: Capitol City, Hinsdale Co., CO.  dumetella of authors; (not Hübner, 1813) (Tinea) misappl. ssp. b. browni Klots, 1942 (Crambus); Holotype: Waterton Lakes, AB

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) Klots, A.B., 1942. North American Crambus (Pyralididae) II. New species. American Museum Novitates, 1191: 1-17. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 24.3f; p. 181. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum

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