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Noctuidae
932199 – 9291   "Cryphia" nana (Barnes & McDunnough, 1911)

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Distribution: San Diego County, CA south to Mexico.
Type locality: San Diego, CA
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Synonymy: Cerma nana Barnes & McDunnough, 1911
Cryphia nanoides Franclemont & Todd, 1983
Taxonomic Notes: "Cryphia" nana (Barnes & McDunnough, 1911) was listed as Cryphia nanoides Franclemont & Todd, 1983 in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist), an unnecessary replacement name corrected by Poole (1989). The generic placement of this species is provisional in Lafontaine & Schmidt (2010), ZooKeys, 40: 145.
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Barnes, W. & J. McDunnough, 1911. Additional New Species of North American Lepidoptera. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 19: 83.
  • Lafontaine J.D. & B.C. Schmidt, 2010. Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico. ZooKeys, 40: 1-239.
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net

© Mark Dreiling

© Mark Dreiling

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DNA - - FWL = 9.5mm - LG – © Dave Wikle

DNA - - FWL = 9.0mm - LG – © Dave Wikle

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