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Noctuidae 931508 – 10197   Cucullia florea Guenée, 1852              Gray-hooded-Owlet

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: florea Guenée, 1852 (Cucullia) - MONA 1983: 10197 indicta Smith, 1904 (Cucullia) obscurior Smith, 1892 (Cucullia) Taxonomic Notes: Cucullia florea: Includes as a synonym 10198.1 - Cucullia obscurior.

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) Poole, R. W., 1995. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 26.1: p. 37; pl. 1.13-14. order or free PDF Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths Species Page at The Noctuidae of North America by Robert W. Poole (Nearctica.com) - archived page access (go to a year prior to 2020 and select a blue circled date from the calendar). Species Page at iNaturalist Species page at Moths of North Dakota.

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