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Erebidae 930905 – 8631   Drasteria petricola (Walker, 1858)              Little Arches

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: petricola (Walker, 1858) (Euclidia) - MONA 1983: 8631 ssp. b. athabasca (Neumoegen, 1883) (Syneda)  crockeri Richards, 1936 (Drasteria) missp. (synonym of ssp. athabasca)  crokeri (Barnes & Benjamin, 1924) (Syneda) (synonym of ssp. athabasca)

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. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 44.13f; p. 258. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths

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