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Noctuidae 931169 – 8889   Ctenoplusia oxygramma (Geyer, 1832)              Sharp-stigma Looper

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: oxygramma (Geyer, 1832) (Autographa) - MONA 1983: 8889 collateralis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1868) (Plusia) indigna (Walker, 1858) (Plusia) parallela (Walker, 1858) (Plusia) Taxonomic Notes: Ctenoplusia oxygramma, new generic treatment in Lafontaine & Poole (1991), was formerly placed in the genus Agrapha.

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Lafontaine, J. D. & R. W. Poole, 1991. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 25.1: p. 47; pl. 1.10. order or free PDF Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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