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Noctuidae
932041 – 11064   Pyrrhia exprimens (Walker, 1857)
             Purple-Lined Sallow

© John Davis
Distribution: Caution: A single range map dot for a Canadian province may represent records without specific location data.
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Heliothis exprimens Walker, 1857
Pyrrhia angulata Grote, 1874
Pyrrhia stilla Grote, 1879
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • 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.
  • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 52.27m; p. 290. 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
Pyrrhia exprimens
© D. Lynn Scott
Pyrrhia exprimens
© Mike Boone
Pyrrhia exprimens
© John Davis
Pyrrhia exprimens
© Harvey Schmidt
Pyrrhia exprimens
35mm – © Jim Vargo
Pyrrhia exprimens
© Jeffrey C. Miller
Pyrrhia exprimens
33mm – © U. S. National Museum
Pyrrhia exprimens
© Canadian National Collection LG

Pyrrhia exprimens
© Canadian National Collection LG

Pyrrhia exprimens
© Janice Stiefel
4th instar
Pyrrhia exprimens
© Canadian National Collection LG

Pyrrhia exprimens
© Canadian National Collection LG

Pyrrhia exprimens
© Canadian National Collection LG

Pyrrhia exprimens
© Martha Reinhardt
[T]
Pyrrhia exprimens
© Janice Stiefel
5th instar
Pyrrhia exprimens
© Chris Adam LG

Pyrrhia exprimens
© Jeff Janci LG


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