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Crambidae 80a1023 – 5275   Herpetogramma pertextalis (Lederer, 1863)              Bold-feathered Grass Moth

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Distribution: ON and QC, Canada south to FL and TX, USA. Genitalia: See Handfield & Handfield (2021). Similar Species: 5276 Herpetogramma abdominalis - see Solis (2010). 5277 Herpetogramma thestealis - see Solis (2010). Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: thesealis of authors; (not Lederer, 1863) (Botis) pertextalis (Lederer, 1863) (Botys) - MONA 1983: 5275 gentilis (Grote, 1873) (Botis [sic])

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:AAA2323 (BIN includes aquilonalis, fraxinalis, thestealis, pertextalis) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Handfield, L. & D. Handfield, 2021. A revision of the Canadian species of the Genus Herpetogramma Lederer, 1863 (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Spilomelinae: Herpetogrammatini), with descriptions of three new species. Bonn Zoological Bulletin, 70 (1): 173-199. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 23.34m; p. 180. Book Review and ordering Solis M.A., 2010. North American Herpetogramma Lederer, 1863 (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Spilomelinae): type specimens and identity of species in the United States and Canada. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 112(3): 451-463. Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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