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Noctuidae
932513 – 9523   Bellura gortynoides Walker, 1865
             White-tailed Diver Moth

© Ken Childs
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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • gortynoides Walker, 1865 (Bellura) - MONA 1983: 9523
      Type locality: USA.
  • 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.
    • Heitzman, R.L. & D.H. Habeck, 1981. Taxonomic and biological notes on Bellura gortynoides Walker (Noctuidae). Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, 18(4): 228-235.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    • Walker, F., 1865. Tortricites and Tineites. List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum, 32: 465.
    Bellura gortynoides
    © Ken Childs
    Bellura gortynoides
    © Ken Childs
    Bellura gortynoides
    © Greg Raterman
    Bellura gortynoides
    © Machele White
    Bellura gortynoides
    © Steve Scott
    Bellura gortynoides
    45mm - LG – © Canadian Nat'l. Coll.
    Bellura gortynoides
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Bellura gortynoides
    36mm – © Jim Vargo
    Bellura gortynoides
    © McGuire Center LG


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