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Noctuidae 931236 – 8950   Plusia putnami Grote, 1873              Putnam's Looper

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: putnami Grote, 1873 (Plusia) - MONA 1983: 8950 barbara (Warren, 1913) (Phytometra) conjuncta Matsumura, 1978 (Plusia) festata Graeser, 1890 (Plusia) gracilis (Lempke, 1966) (Autographa) major (Chou & Lu, 1979) (Chrysaspidia) punctistigma (Strand, 1917) (Phytometra) yokohamensis (Bryk, 1949) (Phytometra)

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) Lafontaine, J. D. & R. W. Poole, 1991. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 25.1: p. 127; pl. 1.54-55. order or free PDF Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 50.9f; p. 279. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths

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