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Crambidae 80a0961 – 5207.1   Diaphania elegans (Möschler, 1890)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: elegans Möschler 1890 (Phacellura) Taxonomic Notes: Diaphania elegans (Möschler, 1890) is now recognized within the North American fauna north of Mexico (Texas), News Lepid. Soc., 42(1): 3.

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. Knudson, E. & C. Bordelon., 2008. Illustrated Checklist of the Lepidoptera of the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, Vol. 3C: Micro-Moths and Geometroids. . Texas Lepidoptera Survey, Houston. 30 pp Munroe, E., 1972. Pyraloidea, Pyralidae (part), Odontiinae, Glaphryiinae. The Moths of America north of Mexico, Fascicle 13.1B: 163, order or free PDF Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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