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Noctuidae 932040 – 11063   Pyrrhia cilisca (Guenée, 1852)              Bordered Sallow

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: cilisca (Guenée, 1852) (Heliothis) aconiti Höltzermann, 1902 (Pyrrhia) adela Lafontaine & Mikkola, 1996 (Pyrrhia) conspicua (Borkhausen, 1792) (Phalaena) marginago (Haworth, 1809) (Noctua) marginata (Fabricius, 1775) (Noctua) rutilago ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) (Noctua) tibetana (Moore, 1878) (Hydroecia) umbra of authors; (not Hufnagel, 1766) (Phalaena) misappl. umbrago (Esper, 1798) (Phalaena) vexilliger (Christoph, 1893) (Chariclea) Taxonomic Notes: Pyrrhia cilisca (Guenée, 1852) includes as a synonyms Pyrrhia umbra of authors; (not Hufnagel, 1766) and Pyrrhia adela [11063] in Pogue et al. (2010)

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) Michael, G.P., M. Honey, A. Zilli, 2010. New Synonymy in a North American Species of Pyrrhia Hübner, [1821] (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 112(2): 274-280, also available at ResearchGate. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths

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