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Noctuidae
932040 – 11063   Pyrrhia cilisca (Guenée, 1852)
             Bordered Sallow

© Carol Wolf
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Synonymy:
  • cilisca (Guenée, 1852) (Heliothis)
  • aconiti Höltzermann, 1902 (Pyrrhia)
  • adela Lafontaine & Mikkola, 1996 (Pyrrhia)
  • conspicua (Borkhausen, 1792) (Phalaena)
  • marginago (Haworth, 1809) (Noctua)
  • marginata (Fabricius, 1775) (Noctua)
  • rutilago ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) (Noctua)
  • tibetana (Moore, 1878) (Hydroecia)
  • umbra of authors; (not Hufnagel, 1766) (Phalaena) misappl.
  • umbrago (Esper, 1798) (Phalaena)
  • vexilliger (Christoph, 1893) (Chariclea)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Pyrrhia cilisca (Guenée, 1852) includes as a synonyms Pyrrhia umbra of authors; (not Hufnagel, 1766) and Pyrrhia adela [11063] in Pogue et al. (2010)
    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.
    • Michael, G.P., M. Honey, A. Zilli, 2010. New Synonymy in a North American Species of Pyrrhia Hübner, [1821] (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 112(2): 274-280, also available at ResearchGate.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    • Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
    Pyrrhia cilisca
    © Janice Stiefel
    Pyrrhia cilisca
    © David Painter - UK Moths
    Pyrrhia cilisca
    © D. Lynn Scott
    Pyrrhia cilisca
    35mm – © Jim Vargo
    Pyrrhia cilisca
    35mm – © U. S. National Museum
    Pyrrhia cilisca
    © Canadian National Collection LG

    Pyrrhia cilisca
    © Canadian National Collection LG

    Pyrrhia cilisca
    © Janice Stiefel


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