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Noctuidae
933540 – 10995.2   Cerastis enigmatica Lafontaine & Crabo, 1997
             Enigmatic Dart

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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • enigmatica Lafontaine & Crabo 1997 (Cerastis)
  • cornuta of authors not Grote 1874 (Cerastis)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Cerastis enigmatica Lafontaine & Crabo, 1997, n. sp.: Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 51: 237-248.
    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., 1998. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 27.3: p. 44; pl. 1.26-27. order or free PDF
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 58.10m; p. 313. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
    Cerastis enigmatica
    © John Davis
    Cerastis enigmatica
    © John Davis - m.
    Cerastis enigmatica
    © Edna Woodward
    Cerastis enigmatica
    © CNC - CBIF
    Cerastis enigmatica
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Cerastis enigmatica
    29mm – © Jim Vargo
    Cerastis enigmatica
    © Canadian National Collection LG

    Cerastis enigmatica
    © Canadian National Collection LG


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