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Noctuidae
932513 – 9523   Bellura gortynoides Walker, 1865
             White-tailed Diver Moth

© Ken Childs
Distribution: Caution: A single range map dot for a Canadian province may represent records without specific location data.
Type locality: USA.
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Bellura gortynoides Walker, 1865
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Heitzman, R.L. & D.H. Habeck, 1981. Taxonomic and biological notes on Bellura gortynoides Walker (Noctuidae). Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, 18(4): 228-235.
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at Mass Moths
  • Walker, F., 1865. Tortricites and Tineites. List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum, 32: 465.
Bellura gortynoides
© Ken Childs
Bellura gortynoides
© Ken Childs
Bellura gortynoides
© Greg Raterman
Bellura gortynoides
© Machele White
Bellura gortynoides
© Steve Scott
Bellura gortynoides
45mm - LG – © Canadian Nat'l. Coll.
Bellura gortynoides
LG – © Jim Troubridge
Bellura gortynoides
36mm – © Jim Vargo
Bellura gortynoides
© McGuire Center LG


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