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Noctuidae 932950 – 10450   Leucania incognita (Barnes & McDunnough, 1918)

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Distribution: USA: FL to TX. Range apparently expanding northward - Adams (2001). Genitalia: See Adams (2001). Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: incognita (Barnes & McDunnough, 1918) (Cirphis) - MONA 1983: 10450   Type locality: Holotype: Texas.

References

Adams, M.S., 2001. A revision of the moth genus Leucania Ochsenheimer in the Antilles (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Annals of the Carnegie Museum, 70(3): 211; figs. 3D, 12A-B, 15D. Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at The Noctuidae of North America by Robert W. Poole (Nearctica.com) - archived page access (go to a year prior to 2020 and select a blue circled date from the calendar).

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