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Noctuidae 931931 – 10159   Sympistis zetterstedtii (Staudinger, 1857)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: zetterstedtii Staudinger 1857 (Anarta) ssp. a. zetterstedtii Staudinger 1857 (Anarta) nigrita of authors not Boisduval 1840 (Anarta) zetterstedti Franclemont & Todd 1983 (Sympistis) ssp. b. kolthoffi Aurivillius 1890 (Anarta) besla Skinner & Mengel 1892 (Anarta) labradoris Staudinger 1901 (Anarta) sibirica Alphéraky 1895 (Oncocnemis) Taxonomic Notes: Sympistis zetterstedtii: Previously considered as a subspecies of S. nigrita [10159], has now been elevated to full species status with S. z. kolthoffi [10160] as a subspecies, and with Sympistis besla [10161] and Sympistis labradoris [10159a] treated as synonyms.

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. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 51.32f; p. 286. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths

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