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Noctuidae
932871 – 10279   Polia richardsoni (Curtis, 1834)

© Libby & Rick Avis
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Synonymy:
  • richardsoni (Curtis, 1834) (Hadena) - MONA 1983: 10279
  • ssp. a. richardsoni (Curtis, 1834) (Hadena) - MONA 1983: 10279
  • algida (Lefèbvre, 1836) (Anarta) (synonym of ssp. richardsoni)
  • dovrensis (Staudinger, 1901) (Anarta) (synonym of ssp. richardsoni)
  • feildeni (MacLachlan, 1878) (Mamestra) (synonym of ssp. richardsoni)
  • fumida (Graeser, 1889) (Anarta) (synonym of ssp. richardsoni)
  • groelandica (Heydemann, 1944) (Aplecta) (synonym of ssp. richardsoni)
  • septentrionis (Walker, 1857) (Anarta) (synonym of ssp. richardsoni)
  • ssp. b. lanuginosa (Smith, 1900) (Anarta)
  • ssp. c. squara (Smith, 1908) (Anarta)
  • ssp. d. magna (Barnes & Benjamin, 1924) (Anarta)
  • ssp. e. tamsi (Benjamin, 1933) (Anarta)
  • 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.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
    Polia richardsoni
    © Doug Macaulay
    Polia richardsoni
    © Canadian National Collection LG

    Polia richardsoni
    © Canadian National Collection LG


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