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Noctuidae
932370 – 9406   Mesapamea fractilinea (Grote, 1874)
             Broken-lined Brocade

© Ilona Loser
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • fractilinea Grote 1874 (Hadena) - MONA 1983: 9406
  • ssp. a. fractilinea Grote 1874 (Hadena) - MONA 1983: 9406
  • misera Grote 1882 (Hadena)
  • modiola Grote 1879 (Hadena)
  • una Strecker 1900 (Hadena)
  • vulgivaga Morrison 1875 (Hadena); Type locality: Nebraska; New York
  • ssp. b. albescens Barnes & McDunnough 1910 (Oligia)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Mesapamea fractilinea: Formerly placed in the genus Oligia.
    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.
    • Morrison, H.K., 1875. Descriptions of new Noctuidae. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, 17: 144.
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    • Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
    Mesapamea fractilinea
    © David Silsbee
    Mesapamea fractilinea
    © Gary Kessler
    Mesapamea fractilinea
    © Mark Dreiling - DNA
    Mesapamea fractilinea
    28mm – © Gary Anweiler
    Mesapamea fractilinea
    26mm – © Jim Vargo
    Mesapamea fractilinea
    © Canadian National Collection LG

    Mesapamea fractilinea
    © Canadian National Collection LG

    Mesapamea fractilinea
    © Canadian National Collection LG


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