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Noctuidae 931733.64 – 10052   Leucocnemis variabilis Barnes & McDunnough, 1918

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Description/ Field Marks: Leucocnemis variabilis form alba is "... immaculate and practically pure white..." (Barnes & Benjamin 1923). Similar Species: Oxycnemis acuna Barnes, 1907. Oxycnemis gracillinea (Grote, 1881). Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: variabilis Barnes & McDunnough, 1918 (Leucocnemis) - MONA 1983: 10052   Type locality: Olancha, Inyo Co., CA. alba Barnes & Benjamin, 1923 (Leucocnemis)   Type locality: Holotype: Olancha, Inyo Co., CA.

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. Barnes, W. & F.H. Benjamin, 1923. Notes and new species. Contributions to the natural history of the Lepidoptera of North America, 5(2): 80. Barnes, W.M. & J.H. McDunnough, 1918. Notes and new species. Contributions to the natural history of the Lepidoptera of North America, 4(2): 106; pl. 17, fig. 13, 14. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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