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Noctuidae 932841 – 10236   Anarta projecta (McDunnough, 1938)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: projecta (McDunnough, 1938) (Trudestra) - MONA 1983: 10236; Holotype: Yermo, San Bernardino C., CA. Taxonomic Notes: Anarta projecta: Formerly placed in the genus Discestra, n. comb. in Mustelin (2006), Zootaxa, 1278: 1-47.

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) McDunnough, J.H., 1938. New Lepidoptera from southern California. The Canadian Entomologist , 70(3): 55-59. (paid access) Mustelin, T., 2006. Taxonomy of southern California Erebidae and Noctuidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of twenty one new species. Zootaxa, 1278: 1-47. (abstract and access (fee))

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