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Erebidae 931085 – 8583.1   Athyrma ganglio Hübner, [1831] 1825

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Distribution: USA: FL. Similar Species: 8583 Athyrma fakahatchee has an hourglass-shape reniform spot vs. comma-shape of A. ganglio. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: ganglio Hübner, [1831] 1825 (Athyrma)   Type locality: South America. Taxonomic Notes: Athyrma ganglio Hübner, [1831] from Florida, previously regarded as an undescribed species and listed as Athyrma ganglio of authors; not Hübner, [1831] in Lafontaine & Schmidt (2010), is treated as an extension of the known range for "true" ganglio in Troubridge (2020), Insecta Mundi, 0789: 25.

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. Hübner, J., 1825. Zuträge zur Sammlung exotischer Schmettlinge, [3]: 10; pl. [73], figs. 421, 422. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Troubridge, J.T., 2020. A new genus and 37 new noctuoid species from peninsular Florida and the Keys (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). Insecta Mundi, 0789: 1-56.

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