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Noctuidae
933606 – 10962   Xestia perquiritata (Morrison, 1875)

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Synonymy:
  • perquiritata (Morrison, 1875) (Polia) - MONA 1983: 10962
  • ssp. a. perquiritata (Morrison, 1875) (Polia) - MONA 1983: 10962
      Type locality: White Mountains, NH.
  • baileyana (Grote, 1880) (Agrotis) (synonym of ssp. perquiritata)
  • beddeci (Hampson, 1913) (Aplectoides) orig. missp. (synonym of ssp. perquiritata)
  • beddeki Hampson, 1913 (Xestia) emend. (synonym of ssp. perquiritata)
  • clarkei (Benjamin, 1933) (Anomogyna) (synonym of ssp. perquiritata)
  • ssp. b. partita (McDunnough, 1921) (Anomogyna)
  • ssp. c. orca Crabo & Hammond, 2013 (Xestia)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Xestia perquiritata (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.
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • Lafontaine, J. D., 1998. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 27.3: p. 152; pl. 4.12-15. order or free PDF
    • Morrison, H.K., 1875. Descriptions of new Noctuidae. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, 17: 136.
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 58.24m; p. 316. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    • Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
    Xestia perquiritata
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    Xestia perquiritata
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    Xestia perquiritata
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Xestia perquiritata
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Xestia perquiritata
    38mm – © Jim Vargo
    Xestia perquiritata
    – © Lars Crabo et al.

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