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Crambidae 80a1038 – 5267   Asciodes quietalis (Walker, 1859)              Bougainvillea Caterpillar

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: quietalis Walker 1859 (Scoparia); Type locality: Dominican Republic, St. Domingo ["Domingo"] confusalis Hulst 1886 (Desmia) gordialis of authors not Guenée 1854 (Asciodes) Taxonomic Notes: Asciodes quietalis (Walker, 1859), formerly a synonym of [5267] Asciodes gordialis Guenée, 1854, is raised to full species in Landry (2016). "True" gordialis is extralimital north of Mexico.

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. Landry, B., 2016. Taxonomic revision of the Spilomelinae (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae s. l.) of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. Revue suisse de Zoologie, 123(2): 315-399. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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