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Noctuidae 932909 – 10270.1   Hecatera dysodea ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)              Small Ranunculus Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: dysodea ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) (Noctua)  africana Oberthür, 1918 (Hecatera)  antitypina (Rothschild, 1914) (Polia)  caduca (Herrich-Schäffer, [1850]) (Polia)  chrysozona (Borkhausen, 1792) (Phalaena)  faroulti (Rothschild, 1914) (Polia)  innocens (Staudinger, 1870) (Mamestra)  khala (Rungs, 1972) (Mamestra)  minor (Esper, 1790) (Phalaena)  ornata (Villers, 1789) (Phalaena)  ranunculina (Haworth, 1809) (Noctua)  spinaciae (Vieweg, 1790) (Noctua)  subflava (Warren, 1909) (Polia) Taxonomic Notes: Hecatera dysodea: An introduced Eurasian species found in Utah in 1998 and in Oregon in 2003.

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. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths

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