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Hepialidae
110008 – 0029   Gazoryctra novigannus (Barnes & Benjamin, [1926] 1925)

© Ian Maton
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Synonymy:
  • novigannus (Barnes & Benjamin, [1926] 1925) (Hepialus) - MONA 1983: 0029
      Type locality: Hymers, ON.
  • mackiei (Barnes & Benjamin, [1926] 1925) (Hepialus)
      Type locality: Edmonton, AB and Calgary, AB.
  • Taxonomic Notes: Gazoryctra novigannus (Barnes & Benjamin, [1926] 1925), n. comb. in Wagner & Tindale (1988).
    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.
    • Barnes, W. & F.H. Benjamin, 1925. The kyperboreus group of Hepialus (Lepid., Hepialidae). Pan-Pacific Entomologist, 2(2): 82.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
    • U.S. National Entomological Collection (USNM) - Holotype ♂
    • Wagner, D.L. & N.B. Tindale, 1988. An appraisal of Gazoryctra Hubner (Hepialidae) and description of a new species from Arizona and New Mexico. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 42: 204-212.
    Gazoryctra novigannus
    © Ian Maton
    Gazoryctra novigannus
    – © Gary Anweiler
    Gazoryctra novigannus
    © Jim Vargo
    Gazoryctra novigannus
    33mm – © Jim Vargo
    Gazoryctra novigannus
    - Holotype - LG – U.S. Nat'l. Museum

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