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Noctuidae
933115.5 – 10559   Trichopolia alfkenii (Grote, 1895)

© Charles W. Melton
Description/
Field Marks:
See ZooKeys, 421: 139-179.
Genitalia: See ZooKeys, 421: 139-179.
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • alfkenii (Grote, 1895) (Perigea) N. COMB.
  • alfceni (Hampson, 1909) (Namangana) emend.
  • alfkeni (Franclemont & Todd, 1983) (Protorthodes) emend.
  • latens (Smith, 1908) (Perigea)
  • occluna (Smith, 1909) (Taeniocampa)
  • perplexa (Grote, 1895) (Perigea)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Trichopolia alfkenii (Grote, 1895), n. comb., was formerly in the genus Protorthodes (n. syn. of Trichopolia) (Schmidt in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023).
    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.
    • Lafontaine, D., J. Walsh & C. Ferris, 2014. A revision of the genus Protorthodes McDunnough with descriptions of a new genus and four new species (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Noctuinae, Eriopygini). ZooKeys, 421: 139-179.
    • Pohl, G. R. and S. R. Nanz (eds.), 2023. Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Bakersfield, California, xiv + 580 pp. (order).
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
    Trichopolia alfkenii
    © Charles Melton - DNA
    Trichopolia alfkenii
    25mm – © Jim Vargo

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