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North American Lepidoptera Genitalia Library

Erebidae 931000.1 – 8673.2 – Toxonprucha scitior (Walker, 1865)

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Toxonprucha scitior (Walker, 1865), removed from the synonymy of "Toxonprucha" diffundens Walker, 1858 by inference in Lafontaine & Schmidt (2015), ZK 527: 137, and more formally treated as a full species in Schmidt, Lafontaine & Troubridge (2018), ZK 788: 246, based on DNA barcode and other observable differences, is now recognized within the North American fauna north of Mexico, Texas.

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. Lafontaine J.D. & B.C. Schmidt, 2010. Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico. ZooKeys, 40: 1-239. Lafontaine J.D. & B.C. Schmidt, 2015. Additions and corrections to the check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico III. ZooKeys, 527: 127-147. Schmidt, B.C., J.D. Lafontaine & J.T. Troubridge, 2018. Additions and corrections to the check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico IV. ZooKeys, 788: 241-252. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Walker, F., 1865. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 33: 880.

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