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Noctuidae 931733.53 – 10189   Eulathosea obtusa (Smith, 1909)

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Distribution: USA: AZ. (Crabo & Keegan 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: obtusa (Smith, 1909) (Cucullia) - MONA 1983: 10189 TL: Lectotype: Santa Catalina Mts., AZ (lectotype designated by Todd (1982:157). Taxonomic Notes: Eulathosea obtusa (Smith, 1909), n. comb. (Crabo & Keegan 2025), was formerly listed by Schmidt (in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023) in the genus Supralathosea.

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. Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAH9892 - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification. Crabo, L.G. & K. Keegan, 2025. Revision of the North American genus Supralathosea Barnes & Benjamin (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Oncocnemidinae) with description of two genera and three species. ZooKeys, 1228: 220; figs. 17, 18, 25, 32, 34 (Map). (read online) Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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