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Noctuidae 932431 – 9520.1   "Acrapex" relicta Ferguson, 1991

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Distribution: Type locality: Wedge Plantation, on the south bank of the South Santee River, Charleston Co., SC; near Beaufort, Cartaret Co., just south of Cape Hatteras, NC; Great Dismal Swamp, near NC border in southeastern VA. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Acrapex relicta Ferguson, 1991 Taxonomic Notes: "Acrapex" relicta Ferguson, 1991, n. sp. Generic placement is provisional. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 45: 209-214.

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. Ferguson, D.C., 1991. First record of the genus Acrapex from the New World, with description of a new species from the Carolinas and Virginia (Noctuidae: Amphipyrinae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 45(3): 209-214. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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