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Erebidae 930483 – 8334.1   Idia occidentalis (Smith, 1884)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: occidentalis (Smith, 1884) (Helia) partitalis (Smith, 1908) (Epizeuxis) Taxonomic Notes: Idia occidentalis (Smith, 1884), formerly treated as a subspecies of 8334 Idia lubricalis (Geyer, 1832), is elevated to full species status in Mustelin (2006), Zootaxa, 1278: 5.

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) Mustelin, T., 2006. Taxonomy of southern California Erebidae and Noctuidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of twenty one new species. Zootaxa, 1278: 1-47. (abstract and access (fee)) Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 42.33m; p. 254. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths

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