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Noctuidae 931406 – 9189   Charadra deridens (Guenée, 1852)              The Laugher

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Genitalia: ZooKeys, 39: figs. 27, 33. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: deridens (Guenée, 1852) (Diphtera) - MONA 1983: 9189 ssp. a. deridens (Guenée, 1852) (Diphtera) - MONA 1983: 9189   Type locality: Georgia.  circulifera (Walker, 1857) (Acronycta) (synonym of ssp. deridens)  contigua Walker, 1865 (Charadra) (synonym of ssp. deridens)  corylina (Martyn, 1797) (Phalaena) (synonym of ssp. deridens)  fumosa Draudt, 1924 (Charadra) (synonym of ssp. deridens)  nigrosuffusana Strand, 1917 (Charadra) (synonym of ssp. deridens)  sudena Smith, 1908 (Charadra) (synonym of ssp. deridens) ssp. b. ingenua Smith, 1906 (Charadra) Taxonomic Notes: Charadra deridens (Guenée, 1852) includes as a synonym ingenua Smith, 1906 (Schmidt & Anweiler 2010), a name previously confused with moneta Anweiler & Schmidt, 2010, n. sp.

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. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 50.44m; p. 281. Book Review and ordering Schmidt, B.C. & G.G. Anweiler, 2010. American species of Charadra Walker, with a revision of the Charadra pata (Druce) group (Noctuidae, Pantheinae). ZooKeys, 39: 161-181. Schmidt, B.C. & G.G. Anweiler, 2020. Noctuidae (Part) Pantheinae, Raphiinae, Balsinae, Acronictinae. The Moths of North America, Fascicle 25.4: 63; pl. A-4 (adult), figs. 21-29; pl. 13, fig. 2 (♂ gen.); pl. 32, fig. 8 (♀ gen.); pl. L-2, fig. 7 (larva) (order). Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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