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Noctuidae 932518 – 9526   Bellura densa (Walker, 1865)              Pickerelweed Borer

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Similar Species: 9525 Bellura obliqua - "the angle of the reniform relative to the FW costa is important for densa vs obliqua (closer to right angle for densa); also obliqua is usually earlier in the season and has only one flight, densa has two flights, in late spring and late summer; densa usually has a darker purplish tint overall, and a more squared-off forewing shape, and also often with the abdomen sticking out past the wings." - Chris Schmidt (pers. comm. 4/29/2020) Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: densa (Walker, 1865) (Arzama) - MONA 1983: 9526   Type locality: Georgia. oecogenes (Dyar, 1913) (Sphida)

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 Mass Moths Walker, F., 1865. Tortricites and Tineites. List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum, 32: 646.

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