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Noctuidae
932413 – 9427   Meropleon diversicolor (Morrison, 1875)
             Multicolored Sedgeminer

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Synonymy:
  • diversicolor Morrison 1875 (Demas) - MONA 1983: 9427
  • ssp. a. diversicolor Morrison 1875 (Demas) - MONA 1983: 9427; Type locality: New York, Massachusetts
  • ssp. b. sullivani Ferguson 1982 (Meropleon)
  • 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.
    • Ferguson, D.C., 1982. A revision of the genus Meropleon Dyar, with descriptions of a new species and subspecies (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Entomography, 1: 223-235.
    • Morrison, H.K., 1875. Descriptions of new Noctuidae. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, 17: 132.
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Meropleon diversicolor
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    Meropleon diversicolor
    29mm – © Jim Vargo

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