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Noctuidae 932233 – 9681   Elaphria festivoides (Guenée, 1852)              Festive Midget

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: festivoides (Guenée, 1852) (Celaena) - MONA 1983: 9681 albovariegata Strand, 1915 (Elaphria) cephalica (Grote, 1891) (Hadena) varia (Walker, 1858) (Erastria)

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. & Bolling, 2003. Re-evaluation of the Elaphria festivoides (Guenée) species complex (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 105(2): 331-347. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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