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Hyblaeidae 720001 – 6088   Hyblaea puera (Cramer, [1777])              Teak Defoliator

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: puera (Cramer, [1777]) (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 6088; TL: Suriname. apricans (Boisduval, [1777]) (Heliothis) limacodella (Walker, [1777]) (Nabara) mirificum (Strecker, [1777]) (Aenigma) saga (Fabricius, [1777]) (Noctua) unxia (Hübner, [1777]) (Noctua)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

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