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Noctuidae
933600 – 10957   Xestia atrata (Morrison, 1875)
Distribution Data for Xestia atrata
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Synonymy:
  • atrata Morrison 1875 (Pteroscia) - MONA 1983: 10957
  • ssp. a. atrata Morrison 1875 (Pteroscia) - MONA 1983: 10957; Type locality: Mt. Washington, NH
  • ssp. b. yukona McDunnough 1921 (Pteroscia)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Xestia atrata (Morrison, 1875), n. comb. (Lafontaine 1998), was formerly placed in the genus Anomogyna.
    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.
    • Lafontaine, J. D., 1998. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 27.3: p. 146; pl. 3.54-55. order or free PDF
    • Morrison, H.K., 1875. Descriptions of new Noctuidae. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, 17: 156.
    • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
    • Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
    Xestia atrata
    © Gary Anweiler
    Xestia atrata
    ssp. yukona LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Xestia atrata
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Xestia atrata
    © Canadian National Collection LG


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