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Noctuidae 931904 – 10068   Sympistis fortis (Grote, 1880)

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Description/ Field Marks: See Troubridge (2008) Genitalia: See Troubridge (2008) Similar Species: Type locality (fortis): Nevada. Type locality (vorax): San Francisco, CA. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: fortis Grote 1880 (Homohadena) - MONA 1983: 10068 vorax Behrens 1884 (Agrotis) Taxonomic Notes: Sympistis fortis, n. comb. (Troubridge 2008), was formerly placed in the genus Homonconemis.

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. Grote, A.R., 1880. North American Moths. The Canadian Entomologist, 12: 257. Poole, R.W., 1989. Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series). Fascicle 118. Noctuidae, Parts 1-3. E. J. Brill; New York. 1314 pages. (out of print) Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 51.21m; p. 285. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths Troubridge, J.T., 2008. A generic realignment of the Oncocnemidini sensu Hodges (1983) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Oncocnemidinae), with descriptions of a new genus and 50 new species. Zootaxa, 1903: 1-95. (abstract)

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