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Erebidae 930864 – 8592   Cissusa spadix (Cramer, 1780)              Black-dotted Brown Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: spadix (Cramer, 1780) (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 8592 remigipila (Guenée, 1852) (Panula) vegeta (Morrison, 1875) (Taeniocampa)

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) Coyle, D.R., J. Pickering, K.A. Dyer, F.R. Lehman, J.E. Mohan & Kamal J.K. Gandhi, 2013. Dynamics of an Unprecedented Outbreak of Two Native Moth Species, Cissusa spadix and Phoberia atomaris (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), on Oak Trees (Quercus spp.) in the Southeastern United States. American Entomologist, 59(2): 83-94. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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