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Noctuidae 931253 – 9070   Amyna stricta (Walker, 1858)              Eight-spot Moth

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Similar Species: Very similar in appearance to Amyna bullula - 9069. Forbes (1954) describes A. axis as having a forewing with an even outer margin, while A. bullula's forewing is sharply bent at the middle of the outer margin and concave above. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: stricta (Walker, 1858) (Poaphila) axis of authors; not Guenée, 1852 (Amyna) misid. flavigutta (Walker, 1858) (Celaena) octo of authors; (not Guenée, 1852) (Perigea) misappl. orbica (Morrison, 1875) (Segetia) tecta (Grote, 1876) (Chytoryza) Taxonomic Notes: Amyna stricta (Walker, 1858) is raised from synonymy of 9070 Amyna axis (Walker, 1858) [= 9070 Amyna octo Guenée, 1852 in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist)] to full species status in Lafontaine & Schmidt (2015), ZooKeys, 527: 138. Amyna axis is extralimital to North America.

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) Forbes, W.T. 1954. Lepidoptera of New York and Neighbouring States, Noctuidae, Part III. Cornell University Press. Lafontaine J.D. & B.C. Schmidt, 2015. Additions and corrections to the check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico III. ZooKeys, 527: 127-147. Morrison, H.K., 1875. List of a collection of Texas Noctuidae, with descriptions of the new species. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, 17: 216. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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