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Noctuidae 932514 – 9523.1   Bellura vulnifica (Grote, 1873)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: vulnifica (Grote, 1873) (Arzama) diffusa (Grote, 1878) (Arzama) melanopyga (Grote, 1881) (Arzama) Taxonomic Notes: Bellura vulnifica (Grote, 1873) is elevated from synonymy of 9523 - Bellura gortynoides in Lafontaine & Schmidt (2010), ZooKeys, 40: 151.

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. Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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