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Noctuidae 932239 – 9297.2   "Elaphria" cyanympha (Ferguson, [1989])

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: cyanympha (Ferguson, [1989]) (Cryphia) mispl. Taxonomic Notes: Elaphria cyanympha (Ferguson, [1989]), n. sp.: Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, 26: 201-218. Formerly placed in the genus Cryphia, current placement in Elaphria is provisional in Lafontaine & Schmidt (2010), ZooKeys, 40: 146

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. Ferguson, D.C., 1988. New Species and new Nomenclature in the American Acronictinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, 26: 201-218. 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. Species Page at Mass Moths Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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