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Crambidae 80a0962 – 5216   "Diaphania" costata (Fabricius, 1775)

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Description/ Field Marks: The cross vein near the middle of the costal margin is straight and outwardly obtuse, not outwardly concave as in Palpita. Genitalia: See Hayden et al., (2017). Similar Species: Palpita flegia - See Hayden et al. (2017). Palpita kimballi - See Hayden & Buss (2013) and Hayden et al. (2017). Palpita persimilis - See Hayden & Buss (2013). Palpita quadristigmalis - See Hayden & Buss (2013). Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: costata (Fabricius, 1775) (Phalaena) mispl. - MONA 1983: 5216 aurocostalis (Guenée, 1854) (Margarodes) imitalis (Guenée, 1854) (Margarodes) Taxonomic Notes: "Diaphania" costata (Fabricius, 1775), prov. pl. in Hayden & Scholtens (in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023), was previously transferred from the genus Stemorrhages to Diaphania in Munroe (1995), ZooKeys, 535: 32.

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. Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAA5817 - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification. Fabricius, J.C., 1775. Systema Entomologiae, 1775: 638. Hayden, J.E., E.R. Hoebeke, M.A. Bertone and V.A. Brou, Jr, 2017. Diaphania costata (F.) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Spilomelinae), a Commonly Misidentified Pest of Ornamental Apocynaceae in the Southern United States. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 119(2): 173- 190. Scholtens, B.G. & M.A. Solis, 2015. Annotated check list of the Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) of America North of Mexico. ZooKeys, 535: 1-136. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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