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Noctuidae 933210.00 – 10640   Xanthopastis regnatrix (Grote, 1863)              Spanish Moth

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Distribution: Type locality: Pennsylvania. Similar Species: Xanthopastis moctezuma Dyar, 1913 is not found north and east of southern Texas. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Philochrysa regnatrix Grote, 1863 • Phalaena timais of authors not Cramer, [1780] Taxonomic Notes: Xanthopastis regnatrix (Grote, 1863), a name listed by Kimball (1965) and later as a synonym of Xanthopastis timais (Cramer ([1780]) in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist), is again recognized as regnatrix by Lafontaine & Schmidt (2011), a member of a species complex involving at least six species.

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. Factsheet at Florida Featured Creatures. Lafontaine J.D. & B.C. Schmidt, 2011. Additions and corrections to the checklist of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico. Zookeys, 149: 145-161. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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