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Crambidae 80a1502 – 5425   Microcrambus matheri Klots, 1968

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Poaceae[none_specified].  Host genera: .none_specified.  Notes: grasses (Heppner 2007).  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) Description/ Field Marks: "Forewing length 6.3 mm (Florida)-6.6 mm (North Carolina)..." (Klots 1968). Genitalia: See Klots (1968). Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: matheri Klots, 1968 (Microcrambus) - MONA 1983: 5425; TL: Maxton, Robeson Co., NC.

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

Klots, A.B., 1968. The North American Microcrambus (Lepidoptera: Pyralididae). Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 76: 17; fig. 8. Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist

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