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Noctuidae 931434.5 – 9248   Acronicta hamamelis (Guenée, 1852)              Witch Hazel Dagger

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: hamamelis (Guenée, 1852) (Acronycta) - MONA 1983: 9248; TL: North Harlowe, Craven Co., NC. guyasuta (Chermock & Chermock, 1940) (Apatela) subochrea (Grote, 1874) (Acronycta) Taxonomic Notes: Acronicta hamamelis (Guenée, 1852) includes as a synonym Acronicta subochrea (Grote, 1874) [9248] in Forbes (1954), overlooked syn. in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist), corrected by Rings et al. (1992).

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. & B.C. Schmidt, 2010. Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico. ZooKeys, 40: 1-239. Schmidt, B.C. & G.G. Anweiler, 2020. Noctuidae (Part) Pantheinae, Raphiinae, Balsinae, Acronictinae. The Moths of North America, Fascicle 25.4: 192; pl. A-11, figs. 25-28 (adult); pl. 23, fig. 5 (♂ gen.); pl. 40, fig. 5 (♀ gen.); pl. L-9, figs. 7, 8 (larva) (order). Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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