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Noctuidae
932699 – 9419   "Platypolia" mactata (Guenée, 1852)
             Adorable Brocade

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Synonymy:
  • mactata Guenée 1852 (Apamea) - MONA 1983: 9419
  • ssp. a. mactata Guenée 1852 (Apamea) - MONA 1983: 9419
  • ssp. b. allecto Smith 1899 (Hadena)
  • Taxonomic Notes: "Platypolia" mactata (Guenée, 1852) was formerly placed in the genus Oligia. Generic placement is tentative in Lafontaine & Schmidt (2010), ZooKeys, 40: 153.
    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.
    • 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.
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 53.24m; p. 296. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    • Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths

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