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Noctuidae
931477.1 – 9263.1   Acronicta menyanthidis (Esper, [1789])
Distribution Data for Acronicta menyanthidis
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Distribution: Interior Alaska
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Synonymy:
  • menyanthidis (Esper, [1789]) (Phalaena)
      Type locality: Berlin, Germany.
  • fennica de Lattin, 1940 (Acronicta)
      Type locality: Seinajoki, Finland.
  • menyanthidis (Vieweg, 1790) (Noctua)
      Type locality: Brandenburg, [Germany].
  • obsoleta (Tutt, 1891) (Acronycta)
      Type locality: Bradford district [England].
      Note: Originally described as a variety of menyanthidis Esper, [1789].
  • scotica (Tutt, 1888) (Acronycta)
      Type locality: Glasgow and Dumbarton, Scot­ land.
      Note: Originally described as a variety of menyanthidis Esper, [1789].
  • suffusa (Tutt, 1891) (Acronycta)
      Type locality: Bradford district [England].
      Note: Originally described as a variety of menyanthidis Esper, [1789].
  • Taxonomic Notes: Acronicta menyanthidis (Esper, 1789) is now recognized within the North American fauna north of Mexico (Ferris et al., 2012).
    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.
    • Esper, E.J.C., 1798. Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen., 4(2): 461.
    • Ferris, C.D., J.J. Kruse, J.D. Lafontaine, K.W. Philip, B.C. Schmidt, D.S. Sikes, 2012. A Checklist of the Moths of Alaska. Zootaxa, 3571: 1-25.
    • Schmidt, B.C. & G.G. Anweiler, 2020. Noctuidae (Part) Pantheinae, Raphiinae, Balsinae, Acronictinae. The Moths of North America, Fascicle 25.4: 225; pl. A-16, figs. 31, 32 (adult); pl. 27, fig. 2 (♂ gen.); pl. 43, fig. 1 (♀ gen.) (order).
    Acronicta menyanthidis
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