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Noctuidae
933680 – 11029   Abagrotis alternata (Grote, 1864)
             Greater Red Dart

© Mark Dreiling - DNA
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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Noctua alternata Grote, 1864
Triphaena alternatella Strand, 1916
Triphaena uniformis Strand, 1916
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. 232; pl. 7.11-14. order or free PDF
  • Species Page at Block Island Moths
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
  • Species Page at Mass Moths
Abagrotis alternata
© Hugh McGuinness
Abagrotis alternata
© Bob Patterson
Abagrotis alternata
© Hugh McGuinness
Abagrotis alternata
© Hugh McGuinness
Abagrotis alternata
© Mark Dreiling - DNA
Abagrotis alternata
© Jason Dombroskie
Abagrotis alternata
© Bob Patterson
Abagrotis alternata
© Ken Childs
Abagrotis alternata
© Nolie Schneider
Abagrotis alternata
© Gary Anweiler
Abagrotis alternata
© Jeff Smith
Abagrotis alternata
LG – © Jim Troubridge
Abagrotis alternata
LG – © Jim Troubridge
Abagrotis alternata
38mm – © Jim Vargo

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