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Erebidae 930336.58 – 8121.1   Virbia marginata of Schmidt et al., 2018 (not Druce, 1885)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: marginata of Schmidt et al., 2018; (not Druce, 1885) (Eubaphe) MISAPPL. Taxonomic Notes: Virbia marginata of Schmidt et al., 2018; (not Druce, 1885) refers to a population from TX attributed to V. marginata by Schmidt, et al. (2018) but later determined to be an undescribed species with "true" marginata treated as extralimital by Schmidt (in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023).

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) Pohl, G. R. and S. R. Nanz (eds.), 2023. Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Bakersfield, California, xiv + 580 pp. (order). Schmidt, B.C., J.D. Lafontaine & J.T. Troubridge, 2018. Additions and corrections to the check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico IV. ZooKeys, 788: 241-252. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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