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Noctuidae 931193 – 8914   Autographa californica (Speyer, 1875)              Alfalfa Looper

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: californica Speyer 1875 (Plusia) - MONA 1983: 8914 russea Edwards 1886 (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. Lafontaine, J. D. & R. W. Poole, 1991. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 25.1: p. 84; pl. 2.9-12. order or free PDF Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 49.33m; p. 278. Book Review and ordering Species Page at Block Island Moths 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 Moths of North Dakota.

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