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Crambidae 80a1453 – 5463   Argyria lacteella (Fabricius, 1794)              Milky Urola Moth

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Distribution: USA: FL. Description/ Field Marks: Labial palpi white dorsally; a subapical coastal dash is followed by a subapical triangle. Wingspan: 9.5-14 mm. (Landry et al. 2023). Similar Species: Argyria centrifugens Dyar, 1914 has labial palpi brown dorsally; a subapical coastal dash is followed by a subapical triangle. Wingspan: 16-19 mm. (Landry et al. 2023). Argyria gonogramma Dyar, 1915 has labial palpi white dorsally; the subapical coastal dash is not followed by a subapical triangle. Wingspan: 10.5-13.5 mm. (Landry et al. 2023). Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: lacteella Fabricius 1794 (Tinea) - MONA 1983: 5463; Type locality: "Americae meridionalis arboretis" abronalis Walker 1859 (Zebronia [?]); Type locality: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro albana Fabricius 1798 (Pyralis) emend. Note: Unnecessary replacement name. lusella Zeller 1863 (Catharylla); Type locality: St. Thomas Island [USA Virgin Islands] vestalis utler 1878 (Argyria) multifacta Dyar 1914 (Argyria); Type locality: Panama, Porto Bello Taxonomic Notes: Argyria lacteella (Fabricius, 1794) in the US is restricted to Florida and includes as synonyms lusella Zeller, 1863, vestalis Butler, 1878 and multifacta Dyar, 1914 in Landry et al. (2023).

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. Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAA0413 (lacteella (part)) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification. Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAC0264 (lacteella (part)) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification. Fabricius, J.C., 1794. Entomologica systematica emendata et aucta. Secundum classes, ordines, genera, species adiectis synonymis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus. C.G. Proft et C.F. Mohr, Hafniae et Kiliae, 3(2): 313. Landry, B., J. Bilat, J. Hayden, M.A. Solis, D.C. Lees, N. Alvarez, T. Léger & J. Gauthier, 2023. The identity of Argyria lacteella (Fabricius, 1794) (Lepidoptera, Pyraloidea, Crambinae), synonyms, and related species revealed by morphology and DNA capture in type specimens. ZooKeys, 1146: 1-42. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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