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Noctuidae
931176 – 8895   Rachiplusia ou (Guenée, 1852)
             Gray Looper

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Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • ou Guenée 1852 (Plusia) - MONA 1983: 8895
  • fratella Grote 1874 (Plusia)
  • ouana Strand 1917 (Phytometra)
  • ouella Strand 1917 (Phytometra)
  • pedalis Grote 1875 (Plusia)
  • tenaculum Guenée 1852 (Plusia)
  • 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. 58; pl. 1.21-22. order or free PDF
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 49.28m; p. 277. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    • Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
    Rachiplusia ou
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