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Erebidae 931018.00 – 8685 – Zale viridans – of authors, not (Guenée, 1852)

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Distribution: Florida and parts of the Caribbean, Schmidt & Lafontaine (per. comm., 8/1/2017). Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: Select/reselect View by Region on the related species page.) Taxonomic Notes: Zale viridans of authors, not (Guenée, 1852), an undescribed species currently known only from FL and parts of the Caribbean, includes as synonyms Z. strigimacula of authors, not (Guenée, 1852) from Florida in Lafontaine & Schmidt (2015), ZooKeys, 527: 137, and Z. obsita of authors, not (Guenée, 1852) from Florida in Schmidt, Lafontaine & Troubridge (2018), ZooKeys, 788: 246. This species is in the Zale strigimacula species complex near Zale erilda Schaus, 1940 and is represented at BOLD under the name Zale n. sp. 5. in BOLD:ACD9041, a BIN group which includes examples from Puerto Rico identified as Z. erilda, Schmidt & Lafontaine (per. comm., 8/1/2017). True Z. viridans is extralimital to North America north of Mexico and was removed from the list in Lafontaine & Schmidt 2015.

References

Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD) - Caution: some specimens may not be sequenced and DNA barcode does not ensure correct identification. 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. Schmidt, B.C., J.D. Lafontaine & J.T. Troubridge, 2018. Additions and corrections to the check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico IV. ZooKeys, 788: 241-252. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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