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Crambidae
80a1329.5n – 4766.1   Aulacodes cf. aechmialis Guenée, 1854

AZ - © Seth Ausubel
Distribution: USA: TX, AZ.
Similar Species:
  • Langessa nomophilalis (Dyar, 1906)
  • Oligostigmoides cryptalis (Druce, 1896)
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • cf. aechmialis Guenée, 1854 (Aulacodes)
      Type locality: Cayenne.
  • Taxonomic Notes: Aulacodes cf. aechmialis Guenée, 1854 (TL: Cayenne) has male genitalia matching the illustration by Lange (1956) of "Aulacodes aechmialis". The original descriptions of aechmialis and it's synonym Hydrophysa plumipedalis Hampson, 1895 (TL: Grenada) seem to somewhat match. The original description and illustration of Paraponyx bosoralis Druce, 1896 (TL:Guatemala), another synonym, do not match.
    References
    • Druce, H., 1891-1900. Insecta. Lepidoptera-Heterocera. Biologia Centrali-Americana, 2: 278; vol. 3: pl. 63, fig. 31 (bosoralis).
    • Guenée, M.A., 1854. Deltoïdes et Pyralites. Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptères, 8(8): 249.
    • Hampson, G.F., 1895. On the Geometridae, Pyralidae, and allied families of Heterocera of the Lesser Antilles. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, including Zoology, Botany and Geology, (ser. 6) 16: 343 (plumipedalis).
    • Lange, W.H., 1956. A generic revision of the aquatic moths of North America: (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae, Nymphulinae). Wasman Journal of Biology, 14(1): 77; figs. 40, 41 (♂ gen. aechmialis).
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    Aulacodes cf. aechmialis
    TX - LG - (cc) Rich Kostecke
    Aulacodes cf. aechmialis
    AZ - © Seth Ausubel
    Aulacodes cf. aechmialis
    14mm - TX - LG – © Jim Vargo

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