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Crambidae 80a1479 – 5446   Thaumatopsis crenulatella Kearfott, 1908

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Description/ Field Marks: Male has serrate antennae heavily ciliated and without pectination. The teeth are sub-quadrate and are up to 1-1/2 times thickness of the stalk. See original description and illustration in Kearfott (1908). Similar Species: Thaumatopsis repandus (Grote, 1880) Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: crenulatella Kearfott, 1908 (Thaumatopsis) - MONA 1983: 5446   Type locality: Holotype: Baboquivaria Mountains, Pima Co., AZ.

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. Kearfott, W.D., 1908. Descriptions of new species of North American crambid moths. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 35 (1649): 389. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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