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Noctuidae 933604 – 10939   Xestia okakensis (Packard, 1867)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: okakensis (Packard, 1867) (Agrotis) - MONA 1983: 10939 ssp. a. okakensis (Packard, 1867) (Agrotis) - MONA 1983: 10939  cinerea (Hampson, 1903) (Episilia)  ocacensis (Hampson, 1903) (Episilia) emend. ssp. b. morandi (Benjamin, 1934) (Pachnobia) Taxonomic Notes: Xestia okakensis: Includes as a subspecies Xestia morandi [10940]. Formerly placed in the genus Pachnobia.

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

Barcode of Life (BOLD) Lafontaine, J. D., 1998. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 27.3: p. 149; pl. 4.5-10. order or free PDF Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths

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