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Noctuidae
931477.2 – 9280   Acronicta insularis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1868)
             Marsh Dagger

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Synonymy:
  • insularis Herrich-Schäffer 1868 (Tapinostola); Type locality: Holotype: New York
  • albovenosa of authors not Goeze 1781 (Simyra)
  • evanida Grote 1873 (Leucania)
  • fumosum Morrison 1874 (Ablepharon)
  • henrici Grote 1873 (Leucania)
  • julitae Benjamin 1933 (Ommatostolidea)
  • unifacta Dyar 1912 (Simyra)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Acronicta insularis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1868) includes as a synonym 9280 Simyra henrici, Revista Brasileira de Zoologia, 19: 352.
    This species was formerly in the genus Simyra, Systematic Entomology. 41: 416-429.
    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.
    • Becker, V.O., 2002. The Noctuoidea (Lepidoptera) from Cuba described by Herrich-Schäffer and Gundlach in the Gundlach Collection, Havana. Revista Brasileira de Zoologia, 19: 349-391.
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 50.45.; p. 283. Book Review and ordering
    • Rota, J., B.V. Zacharczenko, N. Wahlberg, R. Zahiri, B.C. Schmidt, B.C., and D.L. Wagner, 2016. Phylogenetic relationships of Acronictinae with discussion of the abdominal courtship brush in Noctuidae (Lepidoptera). Systematic Entomology, 41: 416-429.
    • Schmidt, B.C. & G.G. Anweiler, 2020. Noctuidae (Part) Pantheinae, Raphiinae, Balsinae, Acronictinae. The Moths of North America, Fascicle 25.4: 227; pl. A-18, figs. 25-36 (adult); pl. 27, fig. 3 (♂ gen.); pl. 43, fig. 2 (♀ gen.); pl. L-16, figs. 7, 8 (larva) (order).
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
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    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    • Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
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