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Noctuidae 931470.00 – 9251 – Acronicta retardata (Walker, 1861) – Retarded Dagger

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Distribution: Holotype locality: Rouge Valley, Les Laurentides, QC. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Microcoelia retardata Walker, 1861 • Acronicta caesarea Smith, 1905 • Acronycta dissecta Grote & Robinson, 1870 Taxonomic Notes: Acronicta retardata (Walker, 1861) includes as a synonym Acronicta caesarea Smith, 1905 [9252] in Forbes (1954), overlooked syn. in the Hodges 1983 checklist, see Lafontaine & Schmidt (2010), ZooKeys, 40: 136.

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Lafontaine J.D. & B.C. Schmidt, 2010. Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico. ZooKeys, 40: 1-239. Schmidt, B.C. & G.G. Anweiler, 2020. Noctuidae (Part) Pantheinae, Raphiinae, Balsinae, Acronictinae. The Moths of North America, Fascicle 25.4: 123; pl. A-12, figs. 14-28 (adult); pl. 16, fig. 4 (♂ gen.); pl. 35, fig. 4 (♀ gen.); pl. L-4, fig. 4 (larva) (order). Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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