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Noctuidae 932343 – 9365   Apamea scoparia Mikkola, Mustelin & Lafontaine, 2000

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Synonymy: borealis (Strand, 1903) (Crymodes) scoparia Mikkola, Mustelin & Lafontaine, 2000 (Apamea) - MONA 1983: [NEW in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) (2023)] ssp. a. scoparia Mikkola, Mustelin & Lafontaine, 2000 (Apamea); Holotype: Canada, Ontario, Ottawa.  lateritia of authors; (not Hufnagel, 1766) (Phalaena) misappl. - MONA 1983: [9365] ssp. b. gabrieli Mikkola & Mustelin, 2000 (Apamea); Holotype: California, Los Angeles County, San Gabriel Mtns., Big Pines Area. Taxonomic Notes: Apamea scoparia: Includes as a synonym Apamea laterita of authors; (not Hufnagel, 1766), and as a subspecies 9365.1 - Apamea gabrieli Mikkola & Mustelin, 2000.

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) Mikkola, K., J. D. Lafontaine & J. D. Gill, 2009. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 26.9: p. 82; pl. 6.7-11. order or free PDF Mustelin, T., R. Leuschner, K. Mikkola & D.J. Lafontaine, 2000. Two New Genera And Thirteen New Species Of Owlet Moths (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), Mainly From Southern California. Proceedings of the San Diego Society of Natural History, 36: 6. 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 iNaturalist

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