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Noctuidae
932889 – 10307   Trichordestra lilacina (Harvey, 1874)
             Aster Cutworm

© Dick Wilson - DNA
Distribution: Caution: A single range map dot for a Canadian province may represent records without specific location data.
Type locality (lilacina): "Brewsters, N. Y."
Type locality (illabefacta): Beverly, MA.
Type locality (luski): White Mts., AZ.
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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Mamestra lilacina Harvey, 1874
Mamestra illabefacta Morrison, 1875
Polia luski Barnes & McDunnough, 1913
Taxonomic Notes: Trichordestra lilacina: Formerly placed in the genus Lacanobia.
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Barnes, W.M. & J.H. McDunnough, 1913. New North American Lepidoptera with notes on described species. Contributions to the natural history of the Lepidoptera of North America, 2(3): 106.
  • Harvey, L.F., 1874. Observations on North American moths. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences, 2: 118.
  • Morrison, H.K., 1875. Descriptions of new Noctuidae. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, 17: 141.
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at Mass Moths
  • Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
Trichordestra lilacina
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Trichordestra lilacina
© Janice Stiefel
Trichordestra lilacina
© Dick Wilson
Trichordestra lilacina
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Trichordestra lilacina
32mm – © Jim Vargo
Trichordestra lilacina
32mm – © Jim Vargo
Trichordestra lilacina
© Janice Stiefel

Trichordestra lilacina
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Trichordestra lilacina
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG


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