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Noctuidae 932860 – 10251   Scotogramma defessa (Grote, 1880)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: defessa (Grote, 1880) (Mamestra); TL: Santa Clara, CA. deffessa; Franclemont, 1983 (Scotogramma) missp. Taxonomic Notes: Scotogramma defessa (Grote, 1880) corrects the misspelling of Scotogramma deffessa in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist).

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) Grote, A.R., 1880. Preliminary list of North American species of Crambus. The Canadian Entomologist, 12: 88. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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