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Noctuidae
933142 – 10290   "Orthodes" obscura (Smith, 1888)

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Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • obscura (Smith, 1888) (Mamestra) mispl. - MONA 1983: 10290
  • Taxonomic Notes: "Orthodes" obscura: Formerly placed in the genus Polia. Generic placement is provisional in Lafontaine & Schmidt (2010), ZooKeys, 40: 591
    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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