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Noctuidae
932956 – 10451.1   Leucania lobrega Adams, 2001

LG - © Joseph Montes de Oca
Distribution: USA: FL.
Genitalia: See Adams (2001).
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Synonymy:
  • lobrega Adams, 2001 (Leucania)
      Type locality: Dominican Republic.
  • Taxonomic Notes: Leucania lobrega Adams, 2001, n. sp., was first recorded in the US from Florida as L. opalisans by Dickel (1991).
    References
    • Adams, M.S., 2001. A revision of the moth genus Leucania Ochsenheimer in the Antilles (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Annals of the Carnegie Museum, 70(3): 189; figs. 1C, 5A-B, 13C.
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Dickel, T.S., 1991. New records of noctuid moths from Florida (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Tropical Lepidoptera, 2(1): 53-58.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • 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).
    Leucania lobrega
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Leucania lobrega
    22mm - LG – © Jim Vargo
    Leucania lobrega
    34mm – © Jim Vargo

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