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Crambidae
80a1500 – 5423   Microcrambus discludellus (Möschler, 1890)

LG - © Joseph Montes de Oca
Description/
Field Marks:
"... a very small species (forewing 4. 8-5. 4 mm)" (Klots 1968).
Genitalia: See Bleszynski (1963) and Klots (1968).
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • discludellus (Möschler, 1890) (Crambus) - MONA 1983: 5423; TL: Puerto Rico.
  • discobolus Bleszynski, 1963 (Microcrambus); Holotype: Barranquitas, Puerto Rico.
    Note: N. syn. (Bleszynski 1966). Type of Microcrambus Bleszynski, 1963.
  • domingellus (Schaus, 1922) (Crambus); TL: [Dominican Republic], San[to] Domingo, San Francesco [sic] Mountains.
  • micralis (Hampson, 1919) (Crambus); TL: Honda, Columbia.
  • 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)
    • Bleszynski, S., 1963. Studies on the Crambidae (Lepidoptera). Part 41. On some tropical Crambidae with descriptions of new genera and species. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia, 8 (3a): 36; fig. 48. (free access)
    • Bleszynski, S., 1966. Studies on the Crambinae (Lepidoptera). Part 43. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia, 11 (15): 451-497; pls. 40-41. (free access)
    • Klots, A.B., 1968. The North American Microcrambus (Lepidoptera: Pyralididae). Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 76: 15; fig. 7.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at iNaturalist
    Microcrambus discludellus
    LG - © Chuck Sexton
    Microcrambus discludellus
    10mm - LG – gen. - © Jim Vargo

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