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Noctuidae 933289 – 10687   Copablepharon viridisparsa Dod, 1916

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Brassicaceae.  Host genera: Brassica Sinapis.  Host extended: larva underground during day, feed on foliage at night (Lafontaine 2004); burrowing cutworm on herba...  (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: viridisparsa Dod, 1916 (Copablepharon) - MONA 1983: 10687 ssp. a. viridisparsa Dod, 1916 (Copablepharon) ssp. b. hopfingeri Franclemont, 1954 (Copablepharon) - MONA 1983: [10688] ssp. c. ravum Crabo & Lafontaine, 2004 (Copablepharon) ssp. d. gilvum Crabo & Lafontaine, 2004 (Copablepharon) Taxonomic Notes: Copablepharon viridisparsa: Includes as a subspecies Copablepharon hopfingeri [10688].

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Lafontaine, J. D., 2004. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 27.1: p. 176; pl. H.26-38. order or free PDF Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 57.4m; p. 309. Book Review and ordering Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

ssp. gilvum – © Canadian National Collection ssp. hopfingeri – © Canadian National Collection ssp. ravum – © Canadian National Collection © Gary Anweiler © Gary Anweiler LG – © Jim Troubridge ssp. gilvum LG – © Jim Troubridge ssp. hopfingeri LG – © Jim Troubridge ssp. ravum LG – © Jim Troubridge 37mm - LG – © Jim Vargo

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