Noctuidae
932938.10 –
10440.1 Leucania amygdalina
(Harvey, 1878)
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| Distribution: |
Caution: A single range map dot for a Canadian province may represent records without specific location data.
Southern Canada and New England west to IL and IN and southward probably to New Jersey - Lafontaine & Schmidt (2015).
Type locality: Orono, ME. |
| Similar Species: |
- Leucania linita has a more southernly 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: |
• Heliophila amygdalina Harvey, 1878 |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Leucania amygdalina (Harvey, 1878), formerly treated as a synonym of 10440 Leucania linita in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist), is raised to full species status, Lafontaine & Schmidt, 2015: 142. |
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| References |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
- Harvey, L.F., 1878. New Noctuae. The Canadian Entomologist, 10: 57.
- 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 Block Island Moths
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at Mass Moths
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