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Noctuidae 931767 – 10036   Catabenoides vitrina (Walker, 1857)

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Distribution: USA: Florida. Similar Species: Catabenoides insularis is separated by DNA barcode and genitalia; females lack the black streak from base of forewing to apex found in vitrina. Catabenoides terminellus and a similar cryptic species are found in Texas and states west to California and into Mexico. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: vitrina (Walker, 1857) (Laphygma) - MONA 1983: 10036   Type locality: Dominican Republic. divisa (Herrich-Schäffer, 1868) (Callierges)   Type locality: Cuba. Taxonomic Notes: Catabenoides vitrina (Walker, 1857), transferred from the genus Catabena by Poole in Becker & Miller (2002), includes as a synonym 10038 Catabenoides divisa in Lafontaine & Schmidt (2015), ZooKeys, 527: 139.

References

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:ACK3449 - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification. Becker V.O. & S.E. Miller, 2002. The large moths of Guana Island, British Virgin Islands: A survey of efficient colonizers (Sphingidae, Notodontidae, Noctuidae, Arctiidae, Geometridae, Hyblaeidae, Cossidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 56(1): 44. 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. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Troubridge, J.T., 2020. A new genus and 37 new noctuoid species from peninsular Florida and the Keys (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). Insecta Mundi, 0789: 1-56.

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