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Erebidae 930700 – 8467   Hemeroplanis scopulepes (Haworth, 1809)              Variable Tropic Moth, The Brush-foot

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Distribution: NC south to MS and FL. MPG mapping is inaccurate especially from FL and west of MS with most referring to H. floccalis. Description/ Field Marks: FW length 12–14 mm. Similar Species: 8467.1 Hemeroplanis floccalis is smaller and best separated by genitalia or DNA barcode. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: pyraloides Hübner, 1823 (Hemeroplanis) scopulaepes Stephens, 1829 (Hemeroplanis) scopulepes (Haworth, 1809) (Phytometra) - MONA 1983: 8467; TL: “England” (in error for the southeastern United States; Poole 1989). denticulata (Walker, 1866) (Apicia) geometralis (Grote, 1872) (Pleonectyptera) inops (Stephens, 1829) (Scopelopus) irrecta (Walker, 1865) (Poaphila) pyralis Hübner, 1818 (Hemeroplanis) scopelopes; Seitz, 1946 (Hemeroplanis) missp.

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:AAB1105 Haworth, A.H., 1803-1828. Lepidoptera Britannica, 2: 260. Poole, R.W., 1989. Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series). Fascicle 118. Noctuidae, Parts 1-3. E. J. Brill; New York. 1314 pages. (out of print) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Troubridge, J.T., 2020. A new genus and 37 new noctuoid species from peninsular Florida and the Keys (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). Insecta Mundi, 0789: 1-56.

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