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Noctuidae
932025 – 9057   Homophoberia apicosa (Haworth, 1809)
             Black Wedge-spot, The Blossom Tip

© Tom Murray
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • apicosa Haworth 1809 (Phytometra) - MONA 1983: 9057
  • nigritula Guenée 1852 (Erastria)
  • undulifera Walker 1857 (Miana)
  • References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Haworth, A.H., 1803-1828. Lepidoptera Britannica, 2: 261.
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    • Species Page at The Noctuidae of North America by Robert W. Poole (Nearctica.com) - archived page access (go to a year prior to 2020 and select a blue circled date from the calendar).
    Homophoberia apicosa
    © Steve Walter
    Homophoberia apicosa
    © Gary Phillips
    Homophoberia apicosa
    © Machele White
    Homophoberia apicosa
    © Carol Wolf
    Homophoberia apicosa
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Homophoberia apicosa
    25mm – © Jim Vargo

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