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Noctuidae 932230 – 9679   Elaphria chalcedonia (Hübner, [1808])              Chalcedony Midget

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Similar Species: Elaphria agrotina (Guenée, 1852) tends to have a thin dark pm. line or shade edged outwardly by yellow which approaches the white color of chalcedonia. There may be overlap with respect to these characters. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: chalcedonia (Hübner, [1808]) (Noctua) - MONA 1983: 9679 arna (Guenée, 1852) (Celaena) expuncta (Walker, 1857) (Celaena) irresoluta (Walker, 1857) (Celaena) tracta (Grote, 1874) (Hadena) vincta (Walker, 1857) (Miana)

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. Hübner, J., [1808]. Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge, 4: pl. 86, fig. 404. Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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