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Noctuidae 932524 – 9878   Lithomoia germana (Morrison, 1875)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: germana (Morrison, 1875) (Calocampa) albertae McDunnough, 1938 (Lithomoia) cinerascens (Staudinger, 1871) (Calocampa) morrisoni Barnes & Benjamin, 1922 (Lithomoia) pallida (Tutt, 1892) ([unknown]) solidaginis of authors; (not Hübner, 1803) (Noctua) misappl. suffusa (Tutt, 1902) ([unknown]) Taxonomic Notes: Calocampa germana Morrison, 1875, formerly treated as a synonym of Lithomoia solidaginis Hübner, 1803 (extralimital), includes as a synonym solidaginis of authors; not Hübner, 1803, see Lafontaine & Schmidt (2010: note 487).

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) 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. 53.37f; p. 297. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths

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