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Erebidae
931061 – 9819   Amolita obliqua Smith, 1903
             Oblique Grass Moth

© Robert Zimlich
Distribution: Suggested by Heppner as a species straying into, but not breeding in, Florida.
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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • obliqua Smith, 1903 (Amolita) - MONA 1983: 9819
  • duplipuncta Strand, 1916 (Amolita)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Amolita obliqua Smith, 1903 is the species in Florida that was also referred to as A. sentalis [9820], which has been removed from the North American list by Lafontaine & Schmidt (2015), ZooKeys, 527: 137.
    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.
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • Lafontaine J.D. & B.C. Schmidt, 2015. Additions and corrections to the check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico III. ZooKeys, 527: 127-147.
    • Smith, J.B., 1903. New noctuids for 1903, No. 4, with notes on certain described species. Transactions of The American Entomological Society, 29(3): 222.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    Amolita obliqua
    © Bob Patterson
    Amolita obliqua
    © Carol Wolf
    Amolita obliqua
    © Fran Rutkovsky
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    © Ken Childs
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    © Jerry Armstrong
    Amolita obliqua
    © Carol Wolf
    Amolita obliqua
    17mm - LG – © Canadian Nat'l. Coll.
    Amolita obliqua
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Amolita obliqua
    20mm – © Jim Vargo

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