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Noctuidae
932706 – 9988   Mniotype tenera (Smith, 1900)

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Similar Species:
  • Mniotype ducta (Grote, 1878)
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • tenera (Smith, 1900) (Hadena) - MONA 1983: 9988
      Type locality: Kukak Bay, AK.
  • ferida (Smith, 1908) (Hadena)
      Type locality: Miniota, MB.
  • fervida (Franclemont & Todd, 1983) (Hadena) missp.
  • miniota (Smith, 1908) (Xylophasia)
      Type locality: Newfoundland.
  • Taxonomic Notes: Mniotype tenera (Smith, 1900) includes as synonym Mniotype miniota [9985] and Mniotype fervida [9986].
    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.
    • Smith, J.B., 1900. In Dyar, Papers from the Harriman Alaska expedition. Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences, 2: 491.
    • Smith, J.B., 1908. New species and genera of the Lepidopterous family Noctuidae for 1907 (Part II). Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 18(2): 114-116 (ferida, miniota).
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
    Mniotype tenera
    © Jeff Smith
    Mniotype tenera
    © Jeff Smith
    Mniotype tenera
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