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Noctuidae
933577 – 11011   Xestia plebeia (Smith, 1898)

© Libby & Rick Avis
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • plebeia (Smith, 1898) (Noctua) - MONA 1983: 11011
  • bajoides (Barnes & Benjamin, 1929) (Triphaena)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Xestia plebeia: Formerly placed in the genus Hemigraphiphora.
    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. 120; pl. 2.48. order or free PDF
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
    • Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
    Xestia plebeia
    © Libby & Rick Avis
    Xestia plebeia
    © Dick Wilson
    Xestia plebeia
    © John Davis
    Xestia plebeia
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Xestia plebeia
    36mm – © Jim Vargo

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