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Noctuidae 933146 – 10288   "Orthodes" detracta (Walker, 1857)              Disparaged Arches

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: detracta (Walker, 1857) (Hadena) mispl. - MONA 1983: 10288 ssp. a. detracta (Walker, 1857) (Hadena) mispl. - MONA 1983: 10288  claviplena (Grote, 1873) (Plusia) ssp. b. neoterica (Smith, 1898) (Mamestra) mispl. Taxonomic Notes: "Orthodes" detracta: Formerly placed in the genus Polia. Generic placement is provisional in Lafontaine & Schmidt (2010), ZooKeys, 40: 591

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) Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths

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