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Thyrididae 700001.1 – 6086.1   Banisia argutula Whalley, 1976

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: argutula Whalley 1976 (Banisia) Taxonomic Notes: Banisia argutula Whalley, 1976, n. sp., Br. Mus. nat. Hist., 782:145, is now recognized within the North American fauna north of Mexico (Florida), Florida Entomologist 100(1):57-62.

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Martinez, J.I., J.E. Hayden, J.B. Heppner, J.E. Peña, L.Xiao, D. Carrillo, 2017. Banisia argutula (Lepidoptera: Thyrididae) is the Dominant Sapodilla Borer in Southern Florida. The Florida Entomologist, 100(1): 57-62. Whalley, P.E.S., 1976. Tropical leaf moths: a monograph of the subfamily Striglininae (Lepidoptera: Thyrididae). British Museum (Natural History), 782: 1-194.

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