Crambidae
80a1028 –
5279 Herpetogramma theseusalis
(Walker, 1859)
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| Distribution: |
Eastern US west to IL and TX. (Solis 2010) |
Description/
Field Marks: |
Forewing brown and FWL < 15mm. |
| Genitalia: |
See Handfield & Handfield (2021). |
| Similar Species: |
- Herpetogramma centrostrigalis forewing light yellow and FWL > 14mm.
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
theseusalis (Walker, 1859) (Botys) - MONA 1983: 5279feudalis (Grote, 1875) (Botis)thesealis (Lederer, 1863) (Botys) emend. |
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| 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:AAH4936 - 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.
- 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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© Jeff Hollenbeck
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 - LG – © Louis Handfield
 - LG – © Louis Handfield
26mm - LG – © Jim Vargo
LG – © McGuire Center Collection
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