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Erebidae 930349 – 8038   Composia fidelissima Herrich-Schäffer, 1866              Faithful Beauty Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: olympia (Butler, 1871) (Phaloesia) fidelissima Herrich-Schäffer, 1866 (Composia) extralim. - MONA 1983: 8038 fidelissima Herrich-Schäffer, 1866 (Composia) extralim. - MONA 1983: 8038 ssp. a. vagrans Bates, 1934 (Composia)

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) Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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