Hepialidae
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5169300 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:FD6AA26F-0681-49CC-8728-21B768413167 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C7BD29-DF3B-A973-13D3-70CCFC52FBFC |
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Felipe |
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scientific name |
Hepialidae |
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Family Hepialidae View in CoL View at ENA
Nomenclature follows Mielke and Grehan (2012).
Gymelloxes terea (Schaus, 1892)
The single Tobago specimen is small and badly rubbed, but the distinctive fore wing discal spots are just visible, enabling it to be matched to Trinidad specimens. Identified by comparison with the NHMUK series; this seems to be a very variable species. Although this name is appropriate at this time, the genus needs revision, and material from northern South America may well prove to be distinct from G. terea , which was described from Mexico (C.G.C. Mielke pers. comm. 2017).
Charlotteville, at light: ♂ 16–18 Jun 1999 (R. Hammond) [MJWC]
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