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Noctuidae
932233 – 9681   Elaphria festivoides (Guenée, 1852)
             Festive Midget

© Carol Wolf
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Synonymy:
  • festivoides Guenée 1852 (Celaena) - MONA 1983: 9681
  • albovariegata Strand 1915 (Elaphria)
  • cephalica Grote 1891 (Hadena)
  • varia Walker 1858 (Erastria)
  • 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.
    • Pogue, M.G. & Bolling, 2003. Re-evaluation of the Elaphria festivoides (Guenée) species complex (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 105(2): 331-347.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    Elaphria festivoides
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    Elaphria festivoides
    © Bob Patterson
    Elaphria festivoides
    © Giff Beaton
    Elaphria festivoides
    © Mark Dreiling
    Elaphria festivoides
    © Mark Dreiling
    Elaphria festivoides
    © Ken Childs
    Elaphria festivoides
    23mm – © Jim Vargo
    Elaphria festivoides
    © George Smiley LG


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