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Prespiracular shield crescent-shaped, often extending below the 
spiracle (A); distence between setee Adf; and F, less than that 
between Adf, and Adf (B). 

Cuba and Mexico, 
Hosts: Eggplant and tomato Lineodes integra (Zell.) 
Sclerotization extending from postero-lateral margin of 
prothoracic shield to prespiracular shield (A); plate at base 
of seta I blackish, ovate (B). 


Central America, South America, and West Indies, 
Hosts: Beets, cotton and cut flowers, (Larva a foliage feeder, 
seldom intercepted) Loxostege similalis (Guen.) 
No sclerotization extending from postero-lateral margin of 
prothoracic shield to prespiraculer shield; plate at base of 
seta I brown, triangular, with a small fuscous pit near 
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