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Noctuidae 932386 – 9559   "Oligia" divesta (Grote, 1874)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: divesta (Grote, 1874) (Hadena) mispl. - MONA 1983: 9559 laticlava (Smith, 1903) (Chytonix) Taxonomic Notes: "Oligia" divesta: Generic placement is provisional in Lafontaine & Schmidt (2010), ZooKeys, 40: 149.

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. 54.40m; p. 301. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths

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