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Erebidae 930623 – 8535   Plusiodonta amado Barnes, 1907

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Similar Species: Plusiodonta compressipalpis Guenée, 1852 is apparently an eastern species. Specimens from Arizona identified as compressipalpis appear to be well separated by DNA barcode. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: amado Barnes, 1907 (Plusiodonta) - MONA 1983: 8535   Type locality: Holotype: Babiquivera Mts., AZ. suffusa Hill, 1924 (Plusiodonta)   Type locality: Holotype: Babiquivera Mts., AZ.

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Barnes, W., 1907. New species of North America Lepidoptera. The Canadian Entomologist, 39: 95. Hill, C.A., 1924. Pacific Coast Lepidoptera. No. 1 (Noctuidae). Some apparently new species of moths of the family Noctuidae and one Saturnid aberration from the southwestern United States. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences, 23: 186; fig. 14. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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