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Pyralidae 80a0019 – 5554   Penthesilea difficilis (Felder, Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)              Amazon Queen Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: difficilis Felder, Felder & Rogenhofer 1875 (Amblyura) leucogramma Hampson 1904 (Tetraschistis) Taxonomic Notes: Penthesilea difficilis (Felder, Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875) includes as a synonym 5554 Tetraschistis leucogramma Hampson, 1904 in Solis et al. (1995).

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. Solis M.A., V.O. Becker, E.G. Munroe, 1995. Chrysauginae. Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Volume 3. Checklist: Part 2. Hyblaeoidea - Pyraloidea - Tortricoidea. Association for Tropical Lepidoptera and Scientific Publishers, Gainesville, FL, 81-87. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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