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Noctuidae 932483 – 9472   Papaipema harrisii (Grote, 1881)              Heracleum Stem Borer

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Distribution: Suggested by Heppner as a species straying into, but not breeding in, Florida. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: harrisii Grote 1881 (Gortyna) - MONA 1983: 9472 anargyrea Dyar 1908 (Gortyna) anargyria Bird 1944 (Papaipema) harrisi of authors not [no date] (Papaipema) mulieris Strand 1916 (Papaipema) rubiginosa Bird 1911 (Papaipema) verona Smith 1899 (Hydroecia) Taxonomic Notes: Papaipema harrisii (Grote, 1881) includes as a synonym 9476 Papaipema verona, ZooKeys, 527: 141.

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. 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. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths

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