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Crambidae 80a1027 – 5277   Herpetogramma thestealis (Walker, 1859)              Zigzag Herpetogramma

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Distribution: Canada: NS to southern MB; USA: eastern and central states south to FL. Genitalia: See Handfield & Handfield (2011& 2021). Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: thestealis Walker 1859 (Botys) - MONA 1983: 5277 gulosalis Hulst 1886 (Botis) magistralis Grote 1873 (Botis) Taxonomic Notes: Herpetogramma thestealis (Walker, 1859) includes as synonyms 5276 Herpetogramma abdominalis (Zeller, 1872) and Herpetogramma fissalis (Grote, 1882) in Handfield & Handfield (2021), Bonn Zool. Bull., 70 (1): 173-199.

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. Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAA2323 (BIN includes aquilonalis, fraxinalis, thestealis, pertextalis) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Handfield, L. & D. Handfield, 2011. A new species of Herpetogramma (Lepidoptera, Crambidae, Spilomelinae) from eastern North America. ZooKeys, 149: 5-15. Handfield, L. & D. Handfield, 2021. A revision of the Canadian species of the Genus Herpetogramma Lederer, 1863 (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Spilomelinae: Herpetogrammatini), with descriptions of three new species. Bonn Zoological Bulletin, 70 (1): 173-199. Solis M.A., 2010. North American Herpetogramma Lederer, 1863 (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Spilomelinae): type specimens and identity of species in the United States and Canada. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 112(3): 451-463. Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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