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Noctuidae 933319 – 10705   Euxoa messoria (Harris, 1841)              Reaper Dart

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: messoria (Harris, 1841) (Agrotis) - MONA 1983: 10705 atrifera (Grote, 1878) (Agrotis) cochranis (Riley, 1867) (Agrotis) displiciens (Walker, 1865) (Mamestra) expulsa (Walker, 1865) (Mamestra) friabilis (Grote, 1875) (Agrotis) fulda (Smith, 1900) (Carneades) indirecta (Walker, 1865) (Mamestra) inextricata (Walker, 1865) (Mamestra) inordita (Barnes & Benjamin, 1926) (Agrotis) ordinata (Walker, 1865) (Agrotis) pindar (Smith, 1900) (Carneades) repentis (Grote & Robinson, 1868) (Agrotis) reticens (Walker, 1865) (Agrotis) spissa (Guenée, 1852) (Agrotis) territorialis (Smith, 1900) (Carneades)

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) Lafontaine, J. D., 1987. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 27.2: p. 37; pl. 1.29-30. order or free PDF Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 57.13f; p. 310. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths

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