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Crambidae 80a1479 – 5446   Thaumatopsis crenulatella Kearfott, 1908

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Distribution: USA: AZ (Cochise, Maricopa, Pima Cos.) Description/ Field Marks: Males have crenulate antennae, heavily ciliated and without pectination; females have serrate antennae (Landry 2025). Similar Species: 80a1478 Thaumatopsis repandus: Male have have strongly pectinate antennae; females with shortly pectinate antennae (Landry 2025). 80a1478.1n Thaumatopsis mayelisae: Male have have strongly pectinate antennae; females with shortly pectinate antennae (Landry 2025). Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: crenulatella Kearfott, 1908 (Thaumatopsis) - MONA 1983: 5446; Holotype: Baboquivaria Mountains, Pima Co., AZ.

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) Kearfott, W.D., 1908. Descriptions of new species of North American crambid moths. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 35 (1649): 389. Landry, B., 2025. A review of the Thaumatopsis species of the Bolterellus group with descriptions of two new species (Crambidae, Crambinae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 79(2): 91; Figs 3, 7, 11, 12, 19, 24. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist

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