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Noctuidae 931814 – 10147.3   Sympistis min Troubridge, 2008

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Distribution: "Great Basin, from southern Nevada to the Colorado Plateau in western Colorado." (Troubridge 2008). Similar Species: Sympistis subsimplex (Dyar, 1904) tends to have darker forewings; best separated by dissection and possibly by the whiter hindwings of males. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: min Troubridge, 2008 (Sympistis)   Type locality: Holotype: "USA, Colorado, Mesa Co., John Brown Canyon, gully S. of Gateway, 5000’". Taxonomic Notes: Sympistis min Troubridge, 2008, n. sp., Zootaxa, 1903:1-95.

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. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Troubridge, J.T., 2008. A generic realignment of the Oncocnemidini sensu Hodges (1983) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Oncocnemidinae), with descriptions of a new genus and 50 new species. Zootaxa, 1903: 1-95. (abstract)

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