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Crambidae
80a0927 – 5248.1   Lygropia memmialis (Walker, 1859)
Distribution Data for Lygropia memmialis
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Synonymy: Botys memmialis Walker, 1859
Taxonomic Notes: Lygropia memmialis (Walker, 1859), listed as a synonym of 5248 Lygropia tripunctata in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist), is recognized as a species in Scholtens & Solis (2015), ZooKeys, 535: 107 following the treatment in Munroe (1995).
References
  • Munroe, E.G., V.O. Becker, J.C. Shaffer, M. Shaffer, M.A. Solis, 1995. Pyraloidea [60. Pyralidae]. Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Volume 3. Checklist: Part 2. Hyblaeoidea - Pyraloidea - Tortricoidea. Association for Tropical Lepidoptera and Scientific Publishers, Gainesville, FL, 34-79.
  • Scholtens, B.G. & M.A. Solis, 2015. Annotated check list of the Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) of America North of Mexico. ZooKeys, 535: 1-136.
  • Walker, F., 1859. Pyralides. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, London, 18: 732.
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