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Crambidae 80a0994 – 5199.2   Prenesta rubrocinctalis (Guenée, 1854)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: rubrocinctalis (Guenée, 1854) (Asopia) dilutalis (Walker, [1866]) (Samea) geminatalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1871) (Botys) Taxonomic Notes: Prenesta rubrocinctalis (Guenée, 1854) is now recognized within the North American fauna north of Mexico. Specimens collected in recent years from southern Florida by Jim Troubridge. This species was transferred from the genus Glyphodes, Arthropod. Syst. Phylo., 77(1): 174.

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. Mally, R., J.E. Hayden, C. Neinhuis, B.H. Jordal & M. Nuss, 2019. The phylogenetic systematics of Spilomelinae and Pyraustinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) inferred from DNA and morphology. Arthropod Systematics and Phylogeny, 77(1): 141-204.

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