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Noctuidae 931417 – 9662   Balsa malana (Fitch, 1856)              Many-dotted Balsa

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Distribution: Nova Scotia south to Florida and west to the Mississippi River Flood Plain Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: malana (Fitch, 1856) (Brachytaenia) - MONA 1983: 9662   Type locality: Salem, NY. obliquifera Walker, 1860 (Balsa)

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. Schmidt, B.C. & G.G. Anweiler, 2020. Noctuidae (Part) Pantheinae, Raphiinae, Balsinae, Acronictinae. The Moths of North America, Fascicle 25.4: 80; pl. A-6 (adult), figs. 1-5; pl. 14, fig. 3 (♂ gen.); pl. 34, fig. 1 (♀ gen.); pl. L-3, fig. 1 (larva) (order). Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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