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Noctuidae 931326 – 9101   Ponometia tortricina (Zeller, 1872)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: tortricina (Zeller, 1872) (Agrophila) - MONA 1983: 9101 deleta (Edwards, 1884) (Fruva) modesta (Edwards, 1884) (Fruva) obsoleta (Grote, 1877) (Fruva) Taxonomic Notes: Ponometia tortricina: Formerly placed in the genus Tarachidia, ZooKeys, 39: 1-160.

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) Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Lafontaine, J.D. & R.W. Poole, 2010. Review of the New World genera of the subfamily Acontiinae (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae). ZooKeys, 39: 1-160. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 50.19m, 50.20m; p. 280. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Pacific Northwest 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). Species page at Moths of North Dakota.

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