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North American Lepidoptera Genitalia Library

Erebidae 930622 – 8534 – Plusiodonta compressipalpis Guenée, 1852 – Moonseed Moth

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Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAB7156 (true compressipalpis) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification. Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAB7158 (cryptic sp. from AZ nr. compressipalpis) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification. Guenée, M.A., 1852. Noctuelites, 2. Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptères, 6: 359. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 43.22m; p. 256. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Walker, F., 1865. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 33: 842.

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