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Noctuidae 932029.1 – 9068.1   Diastema chuza (Druce, in: Godman & Salvin, 1898)

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Distribution: Southern Texas. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: chuza (Druce, in: Godman & Salvin, 1898) (Pseudina) - MONA 1983: [NEW in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) (2023)]; Holotype: "Mexico, Cuernavaca in Morelos". Taxonomic Notes: Diastema chuza (Druce, 1898), formerly in the genus Eustrotia, is now recognized within the North American fauna north of Mexico, Starr County Texas, ZooKeys, 788: 248.

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) - BIN: BOLD:AAI9433 Druce, H., 1891-1900. Insecta. Lepidoptera-Heterocera. Biologia Centrali-Americana, 2: 494; pl. 95, fig. 13. Schmidt, B.C., J.D. Lafontaine & J.T. Troubridge, 2018. Additions and corrections to the check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico IV. ZooKeys, 788: 241-252. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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