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Noctuidae
932238 – 9684   Elaphria grata Hübner, 1818
             Grateful Midget

© Mark Dreiling - DNA
Distribution: Caution: A single range map dot for a Canadian province may represent records without specific location data.
Type locality (rasilis): St. Louis. MO.
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Elaphria grata Hübner, 1818
Cosmia orina Guenée, 1852
Hadena rasilis Morrison, 1875
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Morrison, H.K., 1875. Descriptions of new Noctuidae. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, 17: 158.
  • Species Page at Block Island Moths
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at Mass Moths
Elaphria grata
© John Maxwell
Elaphria grata
© Jerry Armstrong
Elaphria grata
© Parker Backstrom
Elaphria grata
© Ken Childs
Elaphria grata
© Carol Wolf
Elaphria grata
23mm – © Jim Vargo

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