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Noctuidae
933680 – 11029   Abagrotis alternata (Grote, 1864)
             Greater Red Dart

© Mark Dreiling - DNA
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • alternata Grote 1864 (Noctua) - MONA 1983: 11029
  • alternatella Strand 1916 (Triphaena)
  • uniformis Strand 1916 (Triphaena)
  • 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. 232; pl. 7.11-14. order or free PDF
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Abagrotis alternata
    © Hugh McGuinness
    Abagrotis alternata
    © Bob Patterson
    Abagrotis alternata
    © Hugh McGuinness
    Abagrotis alternata
    © Hugh McGuinness
    Abagrotis alternata
    © Mark Dreiling - DNA
    Abagrotis alternata
    © Jason Dombroskie
    Abagrotis alternata
    © Bob Patterson
    Abagrotis alternata
    © Ken Childs
    Abagrotis alternata
    © Nolie Schneider
    Abagrotis alternata
    © Gary Anweiler
    Abagrotis alternata
    © Jeff Smith
    Abagrotis alternata
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Abagrotis alternata
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Abagrotis alternata
    38mm – © Jim Vargo

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