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                  Crambidae80a0980 –
        5219   Palpita kimballi
                  
             Munroe, 1959 | 
  
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        | Genitalia: | See Munroe (1959) and Hayden et al., (2017). |  
      | Similar Species: | 80a0962 "Diaphania" costata: See Hayden et al. (2017).80a0977 Palpita flegia: See 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.)
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      | Synonymy: | kimballi Munroe, 1959 (Palpita) - MONA 1983: 5219; Holotype: Englewood, FL. |  | 
  
    | References  (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.) | 
  
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                  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:AAH4997 - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.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.Munroe, E.G., 1959. New species and new subspecies of Palpita (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). The Canadian Entomologist, 91(10): 641-650. (paid access)Species Page at BugGuide.NetSpecies Page at iNaturalist | 
  
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