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Noctuidae
933512 – 10645   Agrotis orthogonia Morrison, 1876

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Synonymy:
  • orthogonia Morrison, 1876 (Agrotis) - MONA 1983: 10645
      Type locality: Glencoe, NE.
  • delorata (Smith, 1908) (Porosagrotis)
  • duae (Barnes & Benjamin, 1926) (Porosagrotis)
  • orthogonoides McDunnough, 1946 (Agrotis)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Agrotis orthogonia: Includes as a synonym Agrotis orthogonoides [10646].
    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, J. D., 2004. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 27.1: p. 235; pl. K.19-23. order or free PDF
    • Morrison, H.K., 1876. Descriptions of New North American Noctuidae. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, 18: 239.
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 58.2m; p. 312. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
    • Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
    Agrotis orthogonia
    – © Gary Anweiler
    Agrotis orthogonia
    34mm – © Jim Vargo
    Agrotis orthogonia
    © Canadian National Collection LG

    Agrotis orthogonia
    © Canadian National Collection LG


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