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North American Lepidoptera Genitalia Library
Crambidae
8009975288Marasmia trapezalis (Guenée, 1854) – Trapeze Moth
  • Marasmia trapezalis (Guenée, 1854), placed by some authors in the genus Cnaphalocrocis, is treated as a member of the genus Marasmia in Shaffer & Munroe (2003:63).
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAC0297 - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.
  • Guenée, M.A., 1854. Deltoïdes et Pyralites. Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptères, 8(8): 200.
  • 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.
  • Shaffer, J.C. & E. Munroe, 2003 (2007). Crambidae of Aldabra Atoll (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea). Tropical Lepidoptera Research, 14(1-2): 1-110.
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at iNaturalist
  • U.S. National Entomological Collection (USNM) - ♀ genitalia.
  • U.S. National Entomological Collection (USNM) - ♂ genitalia.

Marasmia trapezalis
- LG - © McGuire Center Coll.
Photo by L. Gaudette, slide preperation by J.E Hayden.
Marasmia trapezalis
- © Jim Vargo
Marasmia trapezalis
- LG - © McGuire Center Coll.
Photo by L. Gaudette, slide preperation by J.E Hayden.

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