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Noctuidae 932456 – 9512   Hydraecia obliqua (Harvey, 1876)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Gortyna obliqua Harvey, 1876 • Gortyna columbia Barnes & Benjamin, 1924 • Gortyna ximena Barnes & Benjamin, 1924 Taxonomic Notes: Hydraecia obliqua (Harvey, 1876) includes as synonyms Hydraecia ximena (Barnes & Benjamin, 1924) [9518], and H. columbia (Barnes & Benjamin, 1924) [9519], ZooKeys. 264: 107.

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. Crabo, L.G., M. Davis, P. Hammond, T. Mustelin, J. Shepard, 2013. Five new species and three new subspecies of Erebidae and Noctuidae (Insecta, Lepidoptera) from Northwestern North America, with notes on Chytolita Grote (Erebidae) and Hydraecia Guenée (Noctuidae). ZooKeys, 264: 85-123. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths

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