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Noctuidae
931773 – 10172   Pseudacontia crustaria (Morrison, 1875)

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Synonymy:
  • crustaria Morrison 1875 (Tarache) - MONA 1983: 10172; Type locality: Nebraska
  • cansa Smith 1908 (Pseudacontia); Type locality: Hamilton County, KS
  • louisa Smith 1908 (Pseudacontia); Type locality: Sabine Parish, LA
  • Taxonomic Notes: Pseudacontia crustaria (Morrison, 1875) includes as a synonym 10171 P. louisa and 10173 P. cansa, 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.
    • 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.
    • Morrison, H.K., 1875. Notes on the Noctuidae, with descriptions of certain new species. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 27: 70.
    • Smith, J.B., 1908. New species and genera of the Lepidopterous family Noctuidae for 1907 (Part II). Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 18(2): 119-120.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
    Pseudacontia crustaria
    Type - AMNH - LG – © Canadian Nat'l. Coll.
    Pseudacontia crustaria
    © Gary Anweiler
    Pseudacontia crustaria
    23mm – © Jim Vargo
    Pseudacontia crustaria
    23mm – © Jim Vargo

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