Noctuidae
932938 –
10440 Leucania linita
Guenée, 1852
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| Distribution: |
MD south to FL and TX - Lafontaine & Schmidt (2015). |
| Genitalia: |
See Nearctica.com. |
| Similar Species: |
- Leucania amygdalina, formerly treated as a synonym of linita, has a more northerly distribution. The two are separated by genitalia and DNA barcode.
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
linita Guenée 1852 (Leucania) - MONA 1983: 10440; Type locality: Floridapunctata Strand 1917 ([unknown]) |
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| 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.
- Guenée, M.A., 1852. Noctuelites, 1. Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptères, 5: 81.
- Lafontaine J.D. & B.C. Schmidt, 2015. Additions and corrections to the check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico III. ZooKeys, 527: 127-147.
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at The Noctuidae of North America by Robert W. Poole (Nearctica.com) - archived page access (go to a year prior to 2020 and select a blue circled date from the calendar).
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DNA - LG – © J. Gill (CNC)
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