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Erebidae 930892 – 8619   Drasteria occulta (Edwards, 1881)              Occult Drasteria

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Distribution: ME to NJ and PA - Forbes (1954). Description/ Field Marks: Forbes (1954), p. 366. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: occulta (Edwards, 1881) (Syneda) - MONA 1983: 8619   Type locality: Texas. [erroneous?].

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. Edwards, H., 1881. Descriptions of some new species of Heterocera. Papilio, 1(7): 118. Forbes, W.T.M., 1954. Lepidoptera of New York and Neighboring States, Part III. Noctuidae. Cornell University Agriculture Experimental Station Memoirs, 329: 1-433. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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