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Erebidae 930567 – 8446   Hypena deceptalis Walker, 1859              Deceptive Hypena

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Similar Species: Hypena eductalis Walker, [1859] Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: deceptalis Walker 1859 (Hypena) - MONA 1983: 8446; Type locality: New York perangulalis Harvey 1875 (Bomolocha); Type locality: New York Taxonomic Notes: Hypena deceptalis: Formerly placed in the genus Bomolocha.

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. Harvey, L.F., 1875. Observations on North American moths. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences, 2: 283. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Walker, F., 1858. Deltoides. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 16: 30.

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