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Crambidae 80a0697 – 4936.5   Sarabotys cupreicostalis (Dyar, 1913)

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Description/ Field Marks: See Proc. US Nat. Mus. 120(3361): 39-40; fig. 142. Genitalia: See Proc. US Nat. Mus. 120(3361): figs. 60 (gen. ♂), 104 (gen. ♀). Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: cupreicostalis (Dyar, 1913) (Phlyctaenodes) - MONA 1983: [NEW] Taxonomic Notes: Sarabotys cupreicostalis (Dyar, 1913) is now recognized within the North American fauna north of Mexico (Arizona), ZooKeys. 535:106

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

Capps, H.C., 1967. Review of some species of Loxostege (Hübner) and descriptions of new species (Lepidoptera, Pyraustidae, Pyrausinae). Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 120(3361): 1-75. Scholtens, B.G. & M.A. Solis, 2015. Annotated check list of the Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) of America North of Mexico. ZooKeys, 535: 1-136. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist

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