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Noctuidae
932424 – 9441   "Photedes" enervata (Guenée, 1852)

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Similar Species:
  • Photedes defecta typically has narrower wings, less heavily marked terminal line and darker hindwings.
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • enervata Guenée 1852 (Nonagria) - MONA 1983: 9441
  • fodiens Guenée 1852 (Nonagria)
  • orphnina Dyar 1912 (Arenostola)
  • Taxonomic Notes: "Photedes" enervata (Guenée, 1852), provisional placement, formerly placed in the genera Chortodes and Hypocoena, includes as a synonym 9442 Photedes orphnina (Dyar, 1912) in Lafontaine & Schmidt (2010), ZooKeys, 40: 150.
    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.
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • 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.
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths

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