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Noctuidae 932699 – 9419   "Platypolia" mactata (Guenée, 1852)              Adorable Brocade

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: mactata (Guenée, 1852) (Apamea) mispl. - MONA 1983: 9419 ssp. a. mactata (Guenée, 1852) (Apamea) mispl. - MONA 1983: 9419 ssp. b. allecto (Smith, 1899) (Hadena) mispl. Taxonomic Notes: "Platypolia" mactata (Guenée, 1852) was formerly placed in the genus Oligia. Generic placement is tentative in Lafontaine & Schmidt (2010), ZooKeys, 40: 153.

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) 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. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 53.24m; p. 296. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths

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