Moth Photographers Group – Spodoptera latifascia

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Noctuidae

932220 – 9670 Spodoptera latifascia (Walker, 1856)

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Similar Species:	Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:	latifascia (Walker, 1856) (Prodenia) - MONA 1983: 9670 TL: Jamaica. variolosa (Walker, 1857) (Prodenia)
Taxonomic Notes:	Spodoptera latifascia (Walker, 1856) formerly included as a synonym S. cosmioides (Walker, 1858). Pogue (2002) treated cosmiodes [sic] as a the valid name for the South American population following Silvain & Lalanne-Cassou (1997).

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.
Pogue, M.G., 2002. A world revision of the genus Spodoptera (Guenée) Lepidoptera: Noctuidae. Memoirs of the American Entomological Society, 43: 83-87.
Silvain, J.F & B. Lalanne-Cassou, 1997. Distinction entre Spodoptera latifascia (Walker) et Spodoptera cosmiodes (Walker), bona species (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae). Revue Francaise d'Entomologie (Nouvelle serie), 19: 95-97.
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Walker, F., 1856. Noctuidae. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 9: 195.
Walker, F., 1857. Noctuidae. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 15: 1678.