Crambidae
80a1329.5n –
4766.1 Aulacodes cf. aechmialis
Guenée, 1854
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| Distribution: |
USA: TX, AZ.
Type locality (aechmialis): Cayenne.
Type locality (plumipedalis): Grenada.
Type locality (bosoralis): Guatemala. |
| 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.)
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| 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. |
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| References |
- Druce, H., 1891-1900. On the Geometridae, Pyralidae, and allied families of Heterocera of the Lesser Antilles. Biologia Centrali-Americana. Insecta. Lepidoptera-Heterocera, 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).
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
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