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Noctuidae 932425 – 9443   "Photedes" defecta (Grote, 1874)

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Similar Species: Photedes enervata typically has less narrow wings, more heavily marked terminal line and lighter hindwings. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: defecta (Grote, 1874) (Senta) mispl. - MONA 1983: 9443 Taxonomic Notes: "Photedes" defecta: Formerly placed in the genera Chortodes and Hypocoena, placement in the genus Photedes is provisional in Lafontaine & Schmidt (2010), ZooKeys, 40: 150.

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. 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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