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Crambidae 80a0935 – 5243   Patania silicalis (Guenée, 1854)              Herbivorous Patania

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Similar Species: 80a1020 Herpetogramma centrostrigalis Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: silicalis (Guenée, 1854) (Botys) - MONA 1983: 5243; TL: French Guyana, Cayenne. cypraealis (Walker, 1859) (Botys) fluctuosalis (Dyar, [1903]) (Sylepta) penumbralis (Grote, 1877) (Botis) - MONA 1983: [5242] sublutalis (Druce, 1895) (Condylorrhiza) sublutalis (Warren, 1889) (Hapalia) Taxonomic Notes: Patania silicalis (Guenée, 1854) was formerly in the genus Pleuroptya, Journ. Entomol. Research, 31 (3): 265-275.

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. Guenée, M.A., 1854. Deltoïdes et Pyralites. Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptères, 8(8): 349. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Kirti, J.S. & N.S. Gill, 2007. Revival of genus Patania Moore and reporting of a new species menoni (Pyraustinae: Pyralidae: Lepidoptera). Journal of Entomological Research, 31 (3): 265-275. Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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