Crambidae
80a1071 –
5167 Desmia ploralis
(Guenée, 1854)
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| Distribution: |
USA: Florida. |
Description/
Field Marks: |
Hampson (1912) described deploralis as sexually dimorphic with HW white median band of females divided by a black line vs. a solid line in males. It would seem that ploralis is sexually dimorphic too though this seems contradicted by the description in Möschler, [1882] of propinqualis, a current synonym of ploralis, based on what he lists, possibly an error, as a male specimen. Möschler's description and illustration seem to match that of female deploralis. - Steve Nanz (1/9/2021) |
| Similar Species: |
- Desmia deploralis Hampson, 1912
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
ploralis (Guenée, 1854) (Aediodes) - MONA 1983: 5167
Type locality: French Guiana, Cayenne.propinqualis Möschler, [1882] (Desmia)
Type locality: Suriname, Paramaribo.repandalis Schaus, 1920 (Desmia)
Type locality: Guatemala, Chejel.tages of authors; (not Cramer, [1777]) (Phalaena) misid. |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Desmia ploralis (Guenée, 1854) includes as synonyms, propinqualis Möschler, [1882] and repandalis Schaus, 1920 in Munroe, (1995:66). |
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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.
- Guenée, M.A., 1854. Deltoïdes et Pyralites. Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptères, 8(8): 192.
- Munroe, E.G., V.O. Becker, J.C. Shaffer, M. Shaffer, M.A. Solis, 1995. Pyraloidea [60. Pyralidae]. Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Volume 3. Checklist: Part 2. Hyblaeoidea - Pyraloidea - Tortricoidea. Association for Tropical Lepidoptera and Scientific Publishers, Gainesville, FL, 34-79.
- Möschler, 1881. Beiträge zur Schmetterlings-Fauna von Surinam. IV. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien, 31: 430; pl. 18, fig. 37.
- Schaus, W., 1920. New species of Neotropical Pyraustinae (Lepid.). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 22(7–8): 183.
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
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