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Noctuidae
931162 – 8881   Abrostola urentis Guenée, 1852
             Spectacled Nettle Moth

© John Davis
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • urentis Guenée, 1852 (Abrostola) - MONA 1983: 8881
  • 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.
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • Lafontaine, J. D. & R. W. Poole, 1991. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 25.1: p. 36; pl. 1.2. order or free PDF
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 49.23.; p. 277. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    • Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
    Abrostola urentis
    © John Davis
    Abrostola urentis
    © Carroll Rudy
    Abrostola urentis
    © Carroll Rudy
    Abrostola urentis
    © Carroll Rudy
    Abrostola urentis
    © John Davis
    Abrostola urentis
    © Davie Rolnick
    Abrostola urentis
    © Nolie Schneider
    Abrostola urentis
    © Nolie Schneider
    Abrostola urentis
    © Betsy Higgins
    Abrostola urentis
    © Gary Anweiler
    Abrostola urentis
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Abrostola urentis
    28mm – © Jim Vargo
    Abrostola urentis
    © Betsy Higgins

    Abrostola urentis
    © Janice Stiefel
    5th instar
    Abrostola urentis
    © Betsy Higgins

    Abrostola urentis
    © John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

    Abrostola urentis
    © John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

    Abrostola urentis
    © John G. Franclemont CUIC LG


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