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Noctuidae 933600 – 10957   Xestia atrata (Morrison, 1875)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) 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

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