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Noctuidae
932872 – 10280   Polia purpurissata (Grote, 1864)
             Purple Arches

© Nolie Schneider
Distribution: Caution: A single range map dot for a Canadian province may represent records without specific location data.
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Synonymy: Eurois purpurissata Grote, 1864
Mamestra crydina Dyar, 1904
Hadena juncimacula Smith, 1883
Mamestra languida Smith, 1893
Polia apurpura Barnes & McDunnough, 1913
References
Polia purpurissata
© Nolie Schneider
Polia purpurissata
© Jason Dombroskie
Polia purpurissata
© Jason Dombroskie
Polia purpurissata
© Jason Dombroskie
Polia purpurissata
© CNC - CBIF
Polia purpurissata
44mm – © Jim Vargo
Polia purpurissata
© Canadian National Collection LG

Polia purpurissata
© Canadian National Collection LG

Polia purpurissata
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Polia purpurissata
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Polia purpurissata
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG


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