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Noctuidae
932213.3 – 9562.1   Acroria pulchra (Möschler, 1886)

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Synonymy: Alibama pulchra Möschler, 1886
Dargida niphanda Druce, 1889
Hadena terens of authors not Walker, 1857
Taxonomic Notes: Acroria pulchra (Möschler, 1886) was first recorded in the US from Texas by Knudson and Bordelon in the 1994 Season Summary of Lepid. Soc. under the name Acroria terens. A. pulchra includes as a synonym A. terens of authors; (not Walker, 1857). A. terens is extralimital. ZooKeys, 527: 140.
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.
  • Lafontaine J.D. & B.C. Schmidt, 2015. Additions and corrections to the check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico III. ZooKeys, 527: 127-147.
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Acroria pulchra
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Acroria pulchra
[02-SRNP-32996] – © Janzen & Hallwachs
Acroria pulchra
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