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Erebidae 930624 – 8543   Eudocima apta (Walker, 1858)

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Distribution: Suggested by Heppner as a species straying into, but not breeding in, Florida. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: apta (Walker, 1858) (Ophideres) chalcogramma (Walker, 1865) (Ophideres) hybrida (Fabricius, 1775) (Noctua) materna of authors; (not Linnaeus, 1767) (Phalaena) misappl. Taxonomic Notes: Eudocima apta: Eudocima materna (Linnaeus, 1867) is considered to be an Old World species and is replaced in the New World by Eudocima apta (Walker, [1858]).

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. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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