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Noctuidae
932926 – 10429   Dargida grammivora Walker, 1856

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Synonymy:
  • grammivora Walker, 1856 (Dargida)
      Type locality: Venezuela.
  • graminivora Hampson, 1905 (Dargida) emend.
  • Taxonomic Notes: Dargida grammivora Walker, 1856 may be extralimital north of Mexico. USNM and BOLD specimens from Arizona identified as "grammivora" apparently represent as undescribed species.
    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.
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAZ0786 (grammivora of authors?) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.
    • Pogue, M.G., 2009. Three new cryptic species within the Dargida procincta (Grote) complex (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Hadeninae) from the Neotropics. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 111: 686-697.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Walker, F., 1856. Noctuidae. List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum, 9: 202.
    Dargida grammivora
    © Margarethe Brummermann
    Dargida grammivora
    [02-SRNP-9814] – © Janzen & Hallwachs
    Dargida grammivora
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Dargida grammivora
    38mm - LG – © Jim Vargo

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