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Noctuidae 932385 – 9418   "Oligia" obtusa (Smith, 1902)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: obtusa Smith 1902 (Helotropha) - MONA 1983: 9418; Type locality: Ashleys Ferry, Claremont, NH Taxonomic Notes: "Oligia" obtusa: Generic placement is provisional in Lafontaine & Schmidt (2010), ZooKeys, 40: 149.

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. 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. Smith, J.B., 1902. New Species of Noctuidae for 1902. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 10: 45. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths

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