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Noctuidae
932763 – 10478   Orthosia pulchella (Harvey, 1876)
© Jim Moore© Jim Moore
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Synonymy:
  • pulchella (Harvey, 1876) (Graphiphora) - MONA 1983: 10478
  • ssp. a. pulchella (Harvey, 1876) (Graphiphora) - MONA 1983: 10478
  • addenda (Smith, 1890) (Taeniocampa) (synonym of ssp. pulchella)
  • orbiculata (Smith, 1911) (Stretchia) (synonym of ssp. pulchella)
  • palomarensis (Hill, 1924) (Perographa) (synonym of ssp. pulchella)
  • ssp. b. achsha (Dyar, 1904) (Perigrapha)
  • algula (Smith, 1911) (Stretchia) (synonym of ssp. achsha)
  • ssp. c. hepatica (Barnes & McDunnough, 1911) (Monima)
  • 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.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
    Orthosia pulchella
    © Jim Moore
    Orthosia pulchella
    © Jim Moore
    Orthosia pulchella
    © Jim Moore
    Orthosia pulchella
    © Jim Moore
    Orthosia pulchella
    © Jim Moore
    Orthosia pulchella
    33mm – © Jim Vargo
    Orthosia pulchella
    35mm - LG – © Jim Vargo
    Orthosia pulchella
    35mm - LG – © Jim Vargo
    Orthosia pulchella
    © Jeffrey C. Miller
    Orthosia pulchella
    - 34mm – © Tom Dimock
    Orthosia pulchella
    - 34mm – © Tom Dimock
    Orthosia pulchella
    - 37mm – © Tom Dimock
    Orthosia pulchella
    - 36mm – © Tom Dimock
    Orthosia pulchella
    © Moria Robinson - 5th instar LG
    on Arctostaphylos viscida and A. manzanita
    Orthosia pulchella
    © Moria Robinson - 5th instar LG
    on Arctostaphylos viscida and A. manzanita
    Orthosia pulchella
    © Moria Robinson - 4th instar LG
    on Arctostaphylos viscida and A. manzanita
    Orthosia pulchella
    © Moria Robinson - 3rd instar LG
    on Arctostaphylos viscida and A. manzanita
    Orthosia pulchella
    © Moria Robinson - 2nd instar LG
    on Arctostaphylos viscida and A. manzanita

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