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Crambidae 80a0956 – 5204   Diaphania hyalinata (Linnaeus, 1767)              Melonworm

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: hyalinatalis (Guenée, 1854) (Phakellura) hyalinata (Linnaeus, 1767) (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 5204 lucernalis (Hübner, [1796]) (Pyralis) marginalis (Stoll, in: Cramer, 1781) (Phalaena) sapillitalis Munroe, 1995 (Diaphania) missp. zapillitalis (Weyenbergh, 1873) (Pyralis)

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. Factsheet at Florida Featured Creatures. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 23.39m; p. 179. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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