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Crambidae
80a0948 – 5233   Compacta capitalis (Grote, 1882)

© Mark Dreiling
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Botis capitalis Grote, 1882
Polygrammodes posticata of authors not Grote & Robinson, 1867
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.
  • Grote, A.R., 1882. Article X. - North American moths, with a preliminary catalogue of the species of Hadena and Polia. Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories, 6(2): 272.
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Compacta capitalis
© Maury Heiman
Compacta capitalis
© Robert Zimlich
Compacta capitalis
© Jim Vargo

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