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Crambidae
80a0996 – 5239   Terastia meticulosalis Guenée, 1854
             Erythrina Borer

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Synonymy:
  • meticulosalis Guenée, 1854 (Terastia) - MONA 1983: 5239
      Type locality: Haiti.
  • coeligenalis (Hulst, 1886) (Megastes) (synonym of ssp. meticulosalis)
      Type locality: USA, Florida, Indian River.
  • quadratalis (Walker, [1866]) (Megaphysa) (synonym of ssp. meticulosalis)
      Type locality: Indonesia, Java.
  • ssp. b. occidentalis Sourakov & Grishin, 2022 (Terastia)
      Type locality: USA, California, San Diego County, La Jolla.
  • Taxonomic Notes: Terastia meticulosalis Guenée, 1854 includes as a new subspecies T. m. occidentalis Sourakov & Grishin, 2022.
    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.
    • Guenée, M.A., 1854. Deltoïdes et Pyralites. Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptères, 8(8): 212.
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 23.31f; p. 179. Book Review and ordering
    • Sourakov, A., J. Zhang, Q, Cong, L. Song, N.V. Grishin, 2022. Erythrina stem borer moth in California – New taxonomic status and implications for control of this emerging pest. Journal of Applied Entomology, 00: 1-5.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
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