Species Palpita illibalis - Inkblot Palpita Moth - Hodges#5223

5223

Palpita illibalis (Hübner, 1818)

Hapalia illibalis Hübner, 1818

Botys euphaesalis Walker, 1859

Botys subjectalis Lederer, 1863

Phylogenetic sequence #156025

Southeastern United States.

*There is one record from Washington state at lepbarcoding.org

Type locality: USA, Georgia

Hübner, J. 1808–1818 [imprint "1818"] k: Zuträge zur Sammlung exotischer Schmettlinge [sic], bestehend in Bekundigung einzelner Fliegmuster neuer oder rarer nichteuropäischer Gattungen. – Augsburg. k: 1: 19, 48, pl. [17] fig. 95, 96.

Lederer, J. 1863: Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Pyralidinen. – Wiener Entomologische Monatschrift 7 (8, 10–12): 374, pl. 10 fig. 13.

Munroe, E. G. 1950: The generic positions of some North American Lepidoptera commonly referred to Pyrausta Schrank (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). – The Canadian Entomologist, Ottawa 82 (11): 220.

Munroe, E. G. 1952 a: The illibalis-group of the genus Palpita Hübner (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). – The Canadian Entomologist, Ottawa 84: 43-55. (1)

Munroe, E. G. 1995 a: Crambidae (Crambinae, Schoenobiinae, Cybalomiinae, Linostinae, Glaphyriinae, Dichogaminae, Scopariinae, Musotiminae, Midilinae, Nymphulinae, Odontiinae, Evergestinae, Pyraustinae). Pp. 70. – In: Heppner, J. B., Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Checklist: Part 2. Hyblaeoidea - Pyraloidea - Tortricoidea 3. – Association for Tropical Lepidoptera & Scientific Publishers, Gainesville.

Walker, F. 1859 d: Pyralides. – List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, London 19: 1008.

Moth Photographers Group (MPG) (2)

University of South Carolina

The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (3)

Moths of Maryland