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Noctuidae
931179 – 8897   Diachrysia balluca (Geyer, 1832)
             Green-patched Looper

© Tom Murray
Distribution: Suggested by Heppner as a species straying into, but not breeding in, Florida.
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • balluca (Geyer, 1832) (Dyachrysia) - MONA 1983: 8897
  • 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. 62; pl. 1.26. order or free PDF
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Diachrysia balluca
    © Janice Stiefel
    Diachrysia balluca
    © Nolie Schneider
    Diachrysia balluca
    © Cindy Mead
    Diachrysia balluca
    45mm – © Jim Vargo
    Diachrysia balluca
    45mm – © Jim Vargo
    Diachrysia balluca
    © Canadian National Collection LG

    Diachrysia balluca
    © Canadian National Collection LG


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