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Erebidae 930680 – 8500   Metalectra quadrisignata (Walker, [1858])              Four-spotted Fungus Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: quadrisignata (Walker, [1858]) (Homoptera) - MONA 1983: 8500 contracta (Walker, 1860) (Homoptera) tactus (Grote, 1874) (Homopyralis) zonata (Walker, 1865) (Homoptera)

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. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 42.30m; p. 254. Book Review and ordering Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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