Noctuidae
931253 –
9070 Amyna stricta
(Walker, 1858)
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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.)
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| 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. |
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| 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.
- 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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