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Species Syllepis hortalis - Hodges#5283

BOLD Sample ID: BLPBA162-07 - Syllepis hortalis
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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
Genus Syllepis
Species hortalis (Syllepis hortalis - Hodges#5283)
Hodges Number
5283
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Syllepis hortalis (Walker, 1859)
Botys hortalis Walker, 1859
Range
TX (Knudson & Bordelon 2007)
Remarks
Type locality: Colombia, Bogotà; Brazil, Santarem
Print References
Walker, F., 1859. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 18: 609.
Knudson, E. & C. Bordelon, 2007 The 12th annual butterfly (and moth) festival, Mission, Texas. Southern Lepidopterists' News. 29(4):125
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group – images of pinned adults (1)
BOLD Systems - images of pinned DNA supported specimens (2)