Noctuidae
931160.7 –
8557 Litoprosopus bahamensis
Hampson, 1926
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Description/
Field Marks: |
Wingspan: ♂ = 37-52 mm (CNC, 2022), type = 46 mm; ♀ averages larger, up to 60 mm (Troubridge coll., 2022). |
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| Synonymy: |
bahamensis Hampson, 1926 (Litoprosopus) - MONA 1983: 8557
Type locality: Bahamas. |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Litoprosopus bahamensis Hampson, 1926, formerly in the family Erebidae, is placed in the subfamily Dyopsinae within the family Noctuidae, revised status in Zahiri et al. (2013), (Lafontaine & Schmidt 2015). |
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| 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.
- Hampson, G.F., 1926. Descriptions of new Genera and Species of Lepidoptera Phalaenae of the subfamily Noctuinae (Noctuidae) in the British Museum (Natural History), 1926: 146.
- Lafontaine J.D. & B.C. Schmidt, 2015. Additions and corrections to the check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico III. ZooKeys, 527: 127-147.
- Zahiri R, D. Lafontaine, C.Schmidt, J.D. Holloway, I.J. Kitching, M. Mutanen, N. Wahlberg, 2013. Relationships among the basal lineages of Noctuidae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea) based on eight gene regions. Zoologica Scripta, 42(5): 488-507.
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45mm - f. - LG – © Canadian Nat'l. Coll.
52mm - LG – © Jim Vargo
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