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Noctuidae 931406 – 9189   Charadra deridens (Guenée, 1852)              The Laugher

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Genitalia: ZooKeys, 39: figs. 27, 33. Synonymy: deridens (Guenée, 1852) (Diphtera) - MONA 1983: 9189 ssp. a. deridens (Guenée, 1852) (Diphtera); TL: Georgia.  circulifera (Walker, 1857) (Acronycta)  contigua Walker, 1865 (Charadra)  corylina (Martyn, 1797) (Phalaena)  fumosa Draudt, 1924 (Charadra)  nigrosuffusana Strand, 1917 (Charadra)  sudena Smith, 1908 (Charadra) ssp. b. ingenua Smith, 1906 (Charadra) - MONA 1983: [9189.1] Taxonomic Notes: Charadra deridens (Guenée, 1852) includes as a synonym ingenua Smith, 1906 (Schmidt & Anweiler 2010), a name previously confused with moneta Anweiler & Schmidt, 2010, n. sp.

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 50.44m; p. 281. Book Review and ordering Schmidt, B.C. & G.G. Anweiler, 2010. American species of Charadra Walker, with a revision of the Charadra pata (Druce) group (Noctuidae, Pantheinae). ZooKeys, 39: 161-181. Schmidt, B.C. & G.G. Anweiler, 2020. Noctuidae (Part) Pantheinae, Raphiinae, Balsinae, Acronictinae. The Moths of North America, Fascicle 25.4: 63; pl. A-4 (adult), figs. 21-29; pl. 13, fig. 2 (♂ gen.); pl. 32, fig. 8 (♀ gen.); pl. L-2, fig. 7 (larva) (order). Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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