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Hepialidae 110016 – 0018   Sthenopis argenteomaculatus (Harris, 1841)              Silver-spotted Ghost Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: argenteomaculatus Harris 1841 (Hepiolus [sic]) - MONA 1983: 0018 alni Kellicott 1885 (Cossus) argentata Packard [1865] 1864 (Sthenopis) los Strecker 1893 (Hepialus) perdita Dyar 1893 (Sthenopis)

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) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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