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

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