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Erebidae
930502 – 8355   Chytolita morbidalis (Guenée, 1854)
             Morbid Owlet

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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • morbidalis (Guenée, 1854) (Herminia) - MONA 1983: 8355
  • fulicalis Smith, 1907 (Chytolita)
  • petrealis Grote, 1880 (Chytolita)
  • punctiformis (Smith, 1895) (Zanclognatha)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Chytolita morbidalis (Guenée, 1854) includes as a synonym Chytolita petrealis Grote 1880 [8356], ZooKeys, 264: 92.
    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.
    • Crabo, L.G., M. Davis, P. Hammond, T. Mustelin, J. Shepard, 2013. Five new species and three new subspecies of Erebidae and Noctuidae (Insecta, Lepidoptera) from Northwestern North America, with notes on Chytolita Grote (Erebidae) and Hydraecia Guenée (Noctuidae). ZooKeys, 264: 85-123.
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    • Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
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