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Noctuidae 932956 – 10451.1   Leucania lobrega Adams, 2001

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Distribution: USA: FL. Genitalia: See Adams (2001). Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: lobrega Adams, 2001 (Leucania); TL: Dominican Republic. Taxonomic Notes: Leucania lobrega Adams, 2001, n. sp., was first recorded in the US from Florida as L. opalisans by Dickel (1991).

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Adams, M.S., 2001. A revision of the moth genus Leucania Ochsenheimer in the Antilles (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Annals of the Carnegie Museum, 70(3): 189; figs. 1C, 5A-B, 13C. Barcode of Life (BOLD) Dickel, T.S., 1991. New records of noctuid moths from Florida (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Tropical Lepidoptera, 2(1): 53-58. 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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