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Noctuidae 931419 – 9664   Balsa labecula (Grote, 1880)              White-blotched Balsa

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: labecula (Grote, 1880) (Nolaphana) - MONA 1983: 9664; TL: Erie Co., NY.

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) Schmidt, B.C. & G.G. Anweiler, 2020. Noctuidae (Part) Pantheinae, Raphiinae, Balsinae, Acronictinae. The Moths of North America, Fascicle 25.4: 82; pl. A-6 (adult), figs. 12-17; pl. 14, fig. 5 (♂ gen.); pl. 34 fig. 3 (♀ gen.); pl. L-3, fig. 3 (larva) (order). Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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