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Noctuidae 931240 – 9168   Bagisara repanda (Fabricius, 1793)              Wavy Lined Mallow Moth

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Distribution: SC to OK south to TX and FL. Type locality: "Americae Meridionalis Insulis" [West Indies]. Similar Species: B. repanda - Forewing st. line typically meets the inner margin slightly before the anal angle. See distribution. "Male foretibia and forefemur with large, dense, black-tipped scale tufts; outer margin of forewing slightly angulate." (Ferguson 1997). B. rectifascia - Forewing st. line typically meets the inner margin at the anal angle. See distribution. "Male foretibia and forefemur without large scale tufts; outer margin of forewing not angulate." (Ferguson 1997). B. pacifica - Forewing st. line typically meets the inner margin at the anal angle. See distribution. May require dissection in Texas where rectifascia is also present. "Male foretibia and forefemur without large scale tufts; outer margin of forewing not angulate." (Ferguson 1997). Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Bombyx repanda Fabricius, 1793 • Poaphila congesta Walker, 1858 • Anomis dispartita Walker, 1858 • Anthophila erecta Walker, 1858 • Bagisara incidens Walker, 1858 • Atethmia inusta Guenée, 1852 • Atethmia subusta Hübner, 1823 • Laphygma trilinea Walker, 1865 • Acontia unipunctata Möschler, 1890 • Acontia venusta Berg, 1882

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. Ferguson, D.C., 1997. Review of the new world Bagisarinae with description of two new species from the southern United States (Noctuidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 51: 344-357. (key to genus) Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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