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Species Herpetogramma thestealis - Zigzag Herpetogramma - Hodges#5277

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Pyraloidea (Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths)
Family Crambidae (Crambid Snout Moths)
Subfamily Spilomelinae
Tribe Herpetogrammatini
Genus Herpetogramma
Species thestealis (Zigzag Herpetogramma - Hodges#5277)
Hodges Number
5277
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Herpetogramma thestealis (Walker, 1859)
Botys thestealis Walker, 1859
Botis [sic] gulosalis Hulst, 1886
Botis [sic] magistralis Grote, 1873
Size
Well attested wingspans include 29 & ~32 mm; additional reports up to 38 mm
Identification
"Forewing with high contrast between dark brown or beige marginal shade and basal areas" (Solis, 2010) (1)
See Also
H. abdominalis and H. pertextalis are both lighter
H. pertextalis "Hind wing terminal line dark brown and prominent; forewing basal line dark brown and entire width prominent" (Solis, 2010) (1)
H. abdominalis "Hind wing terminal line, if present, light brown or beige, not prominent; forewing basal line light brown or beige, not prominent and/or incomplete" (Solis, 2010)(1)
Print References
Walker, F. 1859 c: Pyralides. – List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, London 18: 733.
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (MPG) (2)
The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (3)
Works Cited
1.North American Herpetogramma (Lederer), 1863 (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Spilomelinae): type specimens and ...
M. Alma Solis. 2010. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 112(3): 451-463.
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
3.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 10 October, 2004 - 3:05pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Will Cook, anitagould, Fyn Kynd, Kyhl Austin
Last updated 23 April, 2016 - 12:30pm

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