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Crambidae 80a0998 – 5289   Marasmia cochrusalis (Walker, 1859)

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Description/ Field Marks: FW middle portion of st. line or shade is narrowly separated from the pm. line. The HW pm. and st. lines tend to be more narrowly separated than in trapezalis with pm. line bending more toward the apex. The HW pm. line tends to align with the FW st. line in cochrusalis and with the pm. line in trapezalis. Similar Species: 80a0997 Marasmia trapezalis Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: cochrusalis (Walker, 1859) (Hydrocampa) - MONA 1983: 5289; TL: "St. Domingo". azionalis (Walker, 1859) (Botys) perpersalis (Möschler, 1890) (Cnaphalocrocis) ruptalis (Walker, [1866]) (Botys) Taxonomic Notes: Marasmia cochrusalis (Walker, 1859), placed by some authors in the genus Cnaphalocrocis, is treated as a member of the genus Marasmia in Shaffer & Munroe (2003:63).

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. Möschler, H.B., 1890. Die Lepidopteren-Fauna der Insel Portorico. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft, 16(1): 293. Shaffer, J.C. & E. Munroe, 2003 (2007). Crambidae of Aldabra Atoll (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea). Tropical Lepidoptera Research, 14(1-2): 1-110. Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist Walker, F., 1859. Pyralides. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, London, 19: 959.

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