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930012 – 7922 Pheosia rimosa Packard, 1864

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Synonymy:	rimosa Packard, 1864 (Pheosia) - MONA 1983: 7922 dimidiata of authors; (not Herrich-Schäffer, 1856) (Drymonia) misappl.
Taxonomic Notes:	Pheosia rimosa Packard, 1864 formerly included as synonyms 7923 Pheosia portlandia Edwards, 1886 and Pheosia californica (Stretch, 1872); the latter was raised to full species status with the former as a new synonym, MONA Fascicle 22.1A: 79.

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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Miller, J.S., D.L. Wagner, P.A. Opler & J.D. Lafontaine, 2018. Drepanoidea, Doidae; Noctuoidea, Notodontidae (Part): Pygaerinae, Notodontinae, Cerurinae, Phalerinae, Periergosinae, Dudusinae, Hemiceratinae. The Moths of America north of Mexico, Fascicle 22.1A: 77; pl. A-2, figs. 1-3 (order).
Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 42.1m; p. 249. Book Review and ordering
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