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Crambidae 80a1107 – 5245.1   Syllepte belialis (Walker, 1859)

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Distribution: Texas (Knudson & Bordelon 2004). Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: belialis (Walker, 1859) (Botys) - MONA 1983: [NEW in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) (2023)]; TL: Brazil, Villa Nova. albifrontalis (Möschler, 1890) (Botys); TL: Puerto Rico. holoxantha (Hampson, 1912) (Pilocrocis); TL: Jamaica. molliculalis (Walker, [1866]) (Botys); TL: Honduras. Taxonomic Notes: Syllepte belialis (Walker, 1859) is recorded in Texas by Knudson & Bordelon (2004); deposited in the McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity.

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) Species Page at iNaturalist Walker, F., 1859. Pyralides. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 18: 602.

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