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Erebidae
931007 – 8681   Matigramma obscurior Franclemont & Todd, 1983

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Genitalia: See Franclemont (1986).
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Synonymy:
  • obscurior Franclemont & Todd, 1983 (Matigramma)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Matigramma obscurior Franclemont & Todd, 1983, listed as "obscurior Strand, n. stat." by Franclemont & Todd in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist), was originally described as an "aberration" of Matigramma laena Grote, 1882, a current synonym of 8680 Matigramma rubrosuffusa Grote, 1882.
    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.
    • Franclemont, J.G & E.L. Todd, 1983. In: Hodges, R. W. et al., Check List of the Lepidoptera of America north of Mexico including Greenland. - E. W. Classey Ltd. and the Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, 67-76, 78-85. free PDF
    • Franclemont, J.G., 1986. New Species and New Genera of Noctuids from Arizona, Texas, and Mexico: The Genera Matigramma and Acritogramma (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Catocalinae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, 59(1): 144; figs. 1, 12.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Strand, E., 1916. Neue Aberrationen der Noctuiden-Subfamilien Hadeninae, Erastriinae, Catocalinae, Moiminae und Phytometrinae. Archiv für Naturgeschichte. Abteilung A., 82(2): 46.
    Matigramma obscurior
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    Matigramma obscurior
    35mm – © Jim Vargo

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