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KEY TO SELECTED PYRALOIDEA (LEPIDOPTERA) | ||
LARVAE INTERCEPTED AT U. S. PORTS OF ENTRY | ||
Couplet 43 | ||
| Prespiracular shield enclosing the spiracle (Fig. 85); A1 with SV trisetose; prothoracic shield with dark lateral shading extending to seta D2 (Fig. 85); dorsal and subdorsal pinacula of mesothorax fused (sometimes not fused in early instars) (Fig. 86).......................Herpetogramma bipunctalis (Fabricius) Distribution: Western Hemisphere Hosts: 2006: Amaranthus sp., Amaranthus caudatus, Anthemis sp., Asparagus officinalis, Brassica oleracea, Capsicum sp., Colysis pteropus, Corchorus olitorius, Coriandrum sativum, Gomphrena sp., Jatropha sp., Piper aduncum, Solanum nigrum, Spinacia sp., Strobilanthes sp., Xanthosoma sp., Xanthosoma brasiliense pre-1998: alfalfa, beets, cotton, soybean Note: see Allyson 1984 |  | |
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| Prespiracular shield not enclosing the spiracle (Fig. 87); A1 with SV setae bisetose; dorsal and subdorsal pinacula of mesothorax usually not fused (Fig. 88).......Rhectocraspeda periusalis (Walker) Distribution: West Indies and United States Hosts: 2006: Amaranthus sp., Chenopodia charantia, Fernaldia sp., Momordica charantia, Strobilanthes sp. pre-1998: Solanaceae, including eggplant, potatoes, and tomato Note: Pilemia M?schler is a junior synonym of Rhectocraspeda Warren, new combination in Munroe et al. 1995 |  | |
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