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Noctuidae 931184 – 8899   Pseudeva purpurigera (Walker, 1858)              Straight-lined Looper

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Synonymy: purpurigera (Walker, 1858) (Deva) - MONA 1983: 8899; TL: "Orilla [Orillia], West Canada [Ontario]". purpurigea Moulding & Madenjian, 1979 missp. Distribution: Orillia, Ontario, Canada. Host Plants: Shropshire & Tallamy (2025) [accessed 6xii2025]: Host familiy: Ranunculaceae.  Host genera: Thalictrum.  Notes: specialist on Thalictrum (Crabo et al 2014). Similar  : Species Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not 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. 69; pl. 1.37-38. order or free PDF Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 49.31m; p. 278. Book Review and ordering Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths Species Page at iNaturalist Walker, F., 1857. Noctuidae. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 15: 1791.

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