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Noctuidae 933529 – 10891   Ochropleura implecta Lafontaine, 1998              Flame-shouldered Dart

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Amaranthaceae[Chenopodiaceae] Asteraceae Ericaceae Fabaceae Polygonaceae Salicaceae.  Host genera: Aster[unresolved] Beta Cichorium Rumex Salix Trifolium Vaccinium.  Notes: small variety of broad-leaved herbaceous & woody plants (Powell & Opler 2009); likely other low-growing plants (Wagner et al 2011).  (Shropshire & Tallamy 2025 [accessed 6xii2025]) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: implecta Lafontaine, 1998 (Ochropleura) - MONA 1983: [NEW] plecta of authors; (not Linnaeus, 1761) (Phalaena) misappl. - MONA 1983: [10891]

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., 1998. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 27.3: p. 28; pl. 1.1-2. order or free PDF Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 58.6m; p. 313. 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 Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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