Noctuidae
932948 –
10449 Leucania insueta
Guenée, 1852
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| Distribution: |
Type locality: New York. |
| Similar Species: |
- Leucania dia, a former synonym, is separated by DNA barcode and usually lacks a dark basal line below the white medial vein.
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
• Leucania insueta Guenée, 1852
• Heliophila adonea Grote, 1874
• Phalaena comma of authors not Linnaeus, 1761
• Noctua congener Hübner, 1803
• Leucania nigrofasciata Hampson, 1894
• Leucania rhodocomma Püngeler, 1900
• Leucania suffusa Tutt, 1888
• Noctua turbida Hübner, 1803
• Leucania megadia Smith, 1902
• Leucania heterodoxa Smith, 1894
• Leucania mimica Strecker, 1899 |
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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.
- Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 56.4m; p. 305. Book Review and ordering
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at Mass Moths
- Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
- 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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