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Noctuidae 932942 – 10443   Leucania februalis (Hill, 1924)

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Genitalia: See Nearctica.com. Similar Species: Leucania dorsalis has HW fuscous - Adams (2001). Leucania elephas has FW with "darker, more contrasting white and brown scales on the cubital vein" than in dorsalis - Troubridge (2020). Leucania februalis is found in CA. Leucania infatuans has FW with yellow tint and HW with white ground color - Adams (2001). Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: februalis (Hill, 1924) (Cirphis) - MONA 1983: 10443   Type locality: San Diego, CA.

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 The Noctuidae of North America by Robert W. Poole (Nearctica.com) - archived page access (go to a year prior to 2020 and select a blue circled date from the calendar).

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