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Erebidae 930816 – 8835   Catocala delilah Strecker, 1874              Delilah Underwing

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: delilah Strecker, 1874 (Catocala) - MONA 1983: 8835 adoptiva Grote, 1874 (Catocala) calphurnia Edwards, 1880 (Catocala) umbella Barnes & Benjamin, 1927 (Catocala)

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) Hawks, D.C., 2010. Review of the Catocala delilah species complex (Lepidoptera, Erebidae). ZooKeys, 39: 13-35. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 45.10f; p. 262. Book Review and ordering Species Page at Bill Oehlke's moth website - Catocala delilah Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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