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Crambidae 80a0898 – 5100   Udea abstrusa Munroe, 1966

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[T] U. a. cordilleralis - © Dwaine Wagoner Large Map & Chart Report Errors About Maps

Similar Species: Udea radiosalis (Möschler, 1883) male is has rudimentary outer preapical spur of the hind tibia; females are browner - Munroe (1966). Udea itysalis (Walker, 1859) "... differs most regularly in lacking the subapical interruption of the subterminal dark shade" - Munroe (1966). Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: abstrusa Munroe 1966 (Udea) - MONA 1983: 5100 ssp. a. abstrusa Munroe 1966 (Udea) - MONA 1983: 5100; Type locality: Holotype: Black Foot Coulee, AB ssp. b. subarctica Munroe 1966 (Udea); Type locality: Holotype: Fort Smith, NT ssp. c. cordilleralis Munroe 1966 (Udea); Type locality: Holotype: Green River, Wind River Range, WY ssp. d. pullmanensis Munroe 1966 (Udea); Type locality: Holotype: Pullman, WA

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. Munroe, E.G., 1966. Revision of the North American species of Udea Guenée (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada, 49: 1–57. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

paratype (cordilleralis) - LG – (cc) CBG (USNM) holotype (abstrusa) - LG – © J. Gill (CNC) 22mm – © Jim Vargo © Jim Vargo

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