Noctuidae
933143 –
10282 "Orthodes" noverca
(Grote, 1878)
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Host Plants: |
Host familiy: Ranunculaceae. Host genera: Clematis. Notes: specialist on wild clematis (Crabo et al 2014). (Shropshire & Tallamy 2025 [accessed 6xii2025]) |
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| Synonymy: |
noverca (Grote, 1878) (Mamestra) mispl. - MONA 1983: 10282delecta (Barnes & McDunnough, 1916) (Polia) - MONA 1983: [10284]vauorbicularis (Smith, 1902) (Mamestra) - MONA 1983: [10283] |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Orthodes noverca (Grote, 1878) was formerly placed in the genus Polia, ZooKeys, 40: 591. Includes as synonyms O. vauorbicularis [10283] and O. delecta [10284] in Lafontaine & Schmidt (2010), Zookeys. 149: 149, 157. |
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| References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.) |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
- Lafontaine J.D. & B.C. Schmidt, 2011. Additions and corrections to the checklist of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico. ZooKeys, 149: 145-161.
- Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
- Smith, J.B., 1902. New Species of Noctuidae for 1902. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 10: 42.
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- Species Page at iNaturalist
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