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Noctuidae
932672 – 9815   Cosmia calami (Harvey, 1876)
             American Dun-bar Moth

© Carol Wolf
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • calami Harvey 1876 (Calymnia) - MONA 1983: 9815
  • calamia McDunnough 1938 (Cosmia)
  • canescens Behr 1885 (Atethmia)
  • orinella Strand 1916 ([unknown])
  • orinula Strand 1916 ([unknown])
  • 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.
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 54.26m; p. 299. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    • Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
    Cosmia calami
    © Jim Farrell
    Cosmia calami
    © Bob Patterson
    Cosmia calami
    © John Davis
    Cosmia calami
    © John Davis
    Cosmia calami
    © John Davis
    Cosmia calami
    © D. Lynn Scott
    Cosmia calami
    © Tom Murray
    Cosmia calami
    © Tom Murray
    Cosmia calami
    © Jason Dombroskie
    Cosmia calami
    © David Reed
    Cosmia calami
    © Rich Wolfert
    Cosmia calami
    28mm – © Chris Grinter
    Cosmia calami
    30mm – © Chris Grinter
    Cosmia calami
    © Jim Troubridge - CNC
    Cosmia calami
    © Jim Troubridge - CNC
    Cosmia calami
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Cosmia calami
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Cosmia calami
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Cosmia calami
    28mm – © Jim Vargo
    Cosmia calami
    28mm – © Jim Vargo

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