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Noctuidae
932560 – 9924.1   Lithophane ponderosa Troubridge & Lafontaine, 2003

DNA - © Glenn Fine
Similar Species:
  • Other members of the Lithophane lepida complex, see key in Troubridge & Lafontaine (2003).
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • ponderosa Troubridge & Lafontaine 2003 (Lithophane); Type locality: Holotype: 5 km SE of Okanagan Falls, BC
  • Taxonomic Notes: Lithophane ponderosa Troubridge & Lafontaine, 2003, n. sp., Canadian Entomologist, 135: 56.
    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.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
    • Troubridge, J., & J.D. Lafontaine, 2003. A review of the pine-feeding Lithophane lepida species group (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), with descriptions of two new species. The Canadian Entomologist, 135(1): 53-62.
    Lithophane ponderosa
    © John Davis
    Lithophane ponderosa
    DNA - © Glenn Fine
    Lithophane ponderosa
    DNA - © Jim Moore
    Lithophane ponderosa
    LG(cc) CSUC (D. Daley)
    Lithophane ponderosa
    LG(cc) CSUC (D. Harp)
    Lithophane ponderosa
    LG(cc) CSUC (D. Daley)
    Lithophane ponderosa
    LG(cc) Denver Mus. Nat. & Sci.
    Lithophane ponderosa
    43mm – © Jim Vargo

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