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

© Tom Murray
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Synonymy: Herminia morbidalis Guenée, 1854
Chytolita fulicalis Smith, 1907
Chytolita petrealis Grote, 1880
Zanclognatha punctiformis Smith, 1895
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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