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Pterophoridae 63a0150.1n – 6234.1   Emmelina devriesi (Landry & Gielis, 1992)

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Distribution: USA: FL. Larva and Host Plants: Ipomoea, Merremia. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: devriesi (Landry & Gielis, 1992) (Oidaematophorus)   Type locality: Isla Isabela, Galapagos, Ecuador. Taxonomic Notes: Emmelina devriesi (Landry & Gielis, 1992) is now recognized within the North American fauna (Hayden & Matthews 2024); three males collected in Broward Co., FL.

References

Hayden, J.E. & D. Matthews, 2024. Emmelina devriesi (B. Landry & Gielis), a plume moth, a new Continental USA record. Tri-ology, 63(1): 7. Landry, B., & C.Gielis, 1992. A synopsis of the Pterophoridae of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Zoölogische Verhandelingen, 276: 24; figs. 16, 29. (PDF)

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