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Noctuidae 931406 – 9189   Charadra deridens (Guenée, 1852)              The Laugher

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Genitalia: ZooKeys, 39: figs. 27, 33. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: deridens (Guenée, 1852) (Diphtera) - MONA 1983: 9189 ssp. a. deridens (Guenée, 1852) (Diphtera) - MONA 1983: 9189; TL: Georgia.  circulifera (Walker, 1857) (Acronycta)  contigua Walker, 1865 (Charadra)  corylina (Martyn, 1797) (Phalaena)  fumosa Draudt, 1924 (Charadra)  nigrosuffusana Strand, 1917 (Charadra)  sudena Smith, 1908 (Charadra) ssp. b. ingenua Smith, 1906 (Charadra) Taxonomic Notes: Charadra deridens (Guenée, 1852) includes as a synonym ingenua Smith, 1906 (Schmidt & Anweiler 2010), a name previously confused with moneta Anweiler & Schmidt, 2010, n. sp.

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) Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 50.44m; p. 281. Book Review and ordering Schmidt, B.C. & G.G. Anweiler, 2010. American species of Charadra Walker, with a revision of the Charadra pata (Druce) group (Noctuidae, Pantheinae). ZooKeys, 39: 161-181. Schmidt, B.C. & G.G. Anweiler, 2020. Noctuidae (Part) Pantheinae, Raphiinae, Balsinae, Acronictinae. The Moths of North America, Fascicle 25.4: 63; pl. A-4 (adult), figs. 21-29; pl. 13, fig. 2 (♂ gen.); pl. 32, fig. 8 (♀ gen.); pl. L-2, fig. 7 (larva) (order). Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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