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Erebidae 930825 – 8838   Catocala chelidonia Grote, 1881

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: chelidonia Grote, 1881 (Catocala) - MONA 1983: 8838 ssp. a. chelidonia Grote, 1881 (Catocala) - MONA 1983: 8838 ssp. b. occidentalis Hawks, 2010 (Catocala) ssp. c. uniforma Hawks, 2010 (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. Species Page at Bill Oehlke's moth website - Catocala chelidonia Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths

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