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Crambidae

80a0977 – 5217 Palpita flegia (Cramer, [1777])

Satin White Palpita

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Description/ Field Marks:	Wingspan: 35-50 mm (Hayden & Buss, 2013).
Genitalia:	See Hayden et al., (2017)
Similar Species:	80a0962 "Diaphania" costata: See Hayden et al. (2017). 80a0980 Palpita kimballi: See Hayden & Buss (2013) and Hayden et al. (2017). 80a0979 Palpita persimilis: See Hayden & Buss (2013). 80a0978 Palpita quadristigmalis: See Hayden & Buss (2013). Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:	flegia (Cramer, [1777]) (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 5217 flegialis (Poey, 1832) (Pyralis) emend. flegyalis (Guenée, 1854) (Margarodes) missp. Note: misspelling of flegialis Poey. phantasmalis (Guenée, 1854) (Margarodes) villosalis (Zeller, 1852) (Paradosis) virginalis (Hübner, [1825]) (Margaronia)

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

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:AAA4889 - 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): 310.
Hayden, J.E. & J. Buss, 2013 [Rev. 2017]. Olive Shootworm, Palpita persimilis Munroe (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Crambidae). Entomology and Nematology Department, UF/IFAS Extension, 2013(6): 1-6.
Hayden, J.E., E.R. Hoebeke, M.A. Bertone and V.A. Brou, Jr, 2017. Diaphania costata (F.) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Spilomelinae), a Commonly Misidentified Pest of Ornamental Apocynaceae in the Southern United States. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 119(2): 173- 190.
Poey, F., 1832. Centurie de lepidopteres de l'ile de Cuba, contenant la description et les figures coloriees de cent especes de papillons nouveaux ou peu connus, representes d'apres nature, souvent avec la chenille, la chrysalide, et plusieurs details microscopiques, 10.
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