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Framinghamia helvalis - Ostrinia
Copyright © 2015 Ken Childs

Framinghamia helvalis - Ostrinia
Henderson, Chester County, Tennessee, USA
April 22, 2015
det by Brian Scholtens. Brian also says the genus for this species is now Anania.
Contributed by Ken Childs on 1 May, 2015 - 10:51pm
Last updated 18 April, 2020 - 3:09am

Moved
Moved from Framinghamia helvalis.
… Steve Nanz, 18 April, 2020 - 3:09am

Ostrinia penitalis?
I don't think this is Framinghamia helvalis but I suggest Ostrinia penitalis mostly because I think your photo #1169712 is that species. The pm. line seems to spike inwardly half way between the middle and the inner margin. The line is very faint. The am. line sharply zig-zags.
… Steve Nanz, 1 March, 2020 - 4:19am

 
Agree with Ostrinia
However, I would consider obumbratalis possible as well.
… Aaron Hunt, 18 April, 2020 - 12:07am

Back to Framinghamia
Framinghamia was synonymized with Phlyctaenia (Maes 1994), and then subsequently with Anania (Leraut 2005a) in the Pyraustinae, but Hayden (pers. comm.) places it back in the Spilomelinae as in Munroe (1983) based on the morphology of the genitalia. (1)
… Kyhl Austin, 22 April, 2016 - 7:08pm

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