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Nolidae 931145 – 8978   Nycteola metaspilella (Walker, 1866)              Forgotten Frigid Owlet

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Distribution: Southern Ontario south to Florida and Texas. Genitalia: See scriptana in Fletcher (1959). Similar Species: 8975 N. frigidana tends to have an abundance of white scales in the am. band. It tends to lack the black line extending from the wing base of N. cinereana. 8977 N. cinereana has a black line or streak extending from the wing base on the thorax, outward and downward toward the hind margin of the forewing, Don Lafontaine (pers. comm., 01/23/2019). 8978 N. metaspilella has a somewhat hoary-gray ground color with the maculation often appearing faded, and often there is a black patch on the outer side of the antemedial line near the hind wing. If it has a basal streak it projects outwardly, Don Lafontaine (pers. comm., 01/23/2019). Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: metaspilella (Walker, 1866) (Subrita) scriptana (Walker, 1863) (Tortrix) preocc. Taxonomic Notes: Nycteola metaspilella: Nycteola scriptana is a homonym, replaced by Nycteola metaspilella.

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) Fletcher, D.S., 1959. Notes on North American species of Nycteola (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 67: 51-53; fig. 1. Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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