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931253 – 9070 Amyna stricta (Walker, 1858)

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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.
Synonymy:	stricta (Walker, 1858) (Poaphila) - MONA 1983: [NEW] axis of authors; not Guenée, 1852 (Amyna) misid. flavigutta (Walker, 1858) (Celaena) octo of authors; (not Guenée, 1852) (Perigea) misappl. - MONA 1983: [9070] orbica (Morrison, 1875) (Segetia) tecta (Grote, 1876) (Chytoryza)
Host Plants:	Shropshire & Tallamy (2025) [accessed 6xii2025]: Host familiy: Amaranthaceae[Chenopodiaceae] Asteraceae Cannabaceae[Ulmaceae] Convolvulaceae Euphorbiaceae Fabaceae Malvaceae[Tiliaceae] Sapindaceae Solanaceae. Host genera: Amaranthus Arachis Cardiospermum Celosia Chenopodium[unresolved] Corchorus Crotalaria Croton Digera Helianthus Hibiscus Ipomoea Medicago Parasponia Phaseolus Ricinus Solanum Spinacia Vigna.
Similar : Species	931252 Amyna bullula: 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. Amyna axis Guenée, 1852 (now considered extralimital to NA north of Mesico) is described by Forbes (1954) as having a forewing with an even outer margin, while the forewing of bullula 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.)

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.
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.
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)
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