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Noctuidae 931925 – 10040   Sympistis orbicularis (Barnes & McDunnough, 1912)

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Distribution: UT, ID, WA, OR, CA. (BOLD, PNW Moths, LepSoc.). Description/ Field Marks: Forewings typically with posterior half of both am. and pm. lines poorly defined or absent. Similar Species: Sympistis meadiana (Morrison, 1875) typically has forewings with both am. and pm. lines reaching the inner margin. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: orbicularis (Barnes & McDunnough, 1912) (Oxycnemis) - MONA 1983: 10040; TL: Eureka, UT. Taxonomic Notes: Sympistis orbicularis: Formerly placed in the genus Oxycnemis.

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) Barnes, W.M. & J.H. McDunnough, 1912. Fifty new species; notes on the genus Alpheias. Contributions to the natural history of the Lepidoptera of North America, 1(5): 18; pl. 2, fig. 2. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths

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