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Noctuidae 931733.32 – 9622.1   Cropia ruthaea Dyar, 1910

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Distribution: USA: TX. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: ruthaea Dyar, 1910 (Cropia)   Type locality: Cuernavaca, Mexico. Taxonomic Notes: Cropia ruthaea Dyar, 1910 is now known in North American fauna north of Mexico; specimens reported from TX by Knudson & Bordelon (1985).

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. Blanchard, A. & E.C. Knudson, 1985. New U.S. records and other interesting moths from Texas. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 39(1): 2. Dyar, H.G., 1911. Descriptions of some new species and genera of Lepidoptera from Mexico. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 38(1742): 250. 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 BugGuide.Net

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