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DESCRIPTION OF LAST-INSTAR LARVAE OF 22 SPECIES OF NORTH AMERICAN SPILOMELINI (LEPIDOPTERA: PYRALIDAE: PYRAUSTINAE) WITH A KEY TO SPECIES

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Suzanne Allyson
Affiliation:
Biosystematics Research Institute, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa K1A 0C6

Abstract

The last-instar larvae of 22 species of Spilomelini are described and illustrated. Diagnostic characters are given, and a key included, for North American species.

Résumé

Les larves du dernier stade de 22 espèces de Spilomelini sont décrites et illustrées. On donne la diagnose de ces espèces nord américaines ainsi qu'une table dichotomique.

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Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1984

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