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Erebidae 930445.5 – 8271.7   Uranophora leucotelus ([Butler], 1876)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: leucotelus ([Butler], 1876) (Napata) STRAY; TL: Presidio, Mexico. venezuelensis (Klages, 1906) (Napata) Taxonomic Notes: Uranophora leucotelus ([Butler], 1876), first described by Walker (1854:232) as a variety of terminalis Walker without a subspecific name, is now recognized within the North American fauna north of Mexico, reported from Hidalgo County, TX 1/13/2013, 2013 Season Summary, News Lepid. Soc., 56(S1):106. In an oversight, Hampson (1898) included the type species of both genera under Napata but Uranophora has precedence. This error has been repeated by many authors since.

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) Butler, A.G., 1876. On the Subfamilies Antichlorinae and Charideinae of the Lepidopterous Families Zygænidæ and Arctiidæ. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 12(63): 408–433. Hampson, G.F., 1898. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum, 1: 411. Walker, F., 1854. Lepidoptera Heterocera. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 1: 232. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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