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Noctuidae 932872 – 10280   Polia purpurissata (Grote, 1864)              Purple Arches

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: purpurissata (Grote, 1864) (Eurois) - MONA 1983: 10280 ssp. a. purpurissata (Grote, 1864) (Eurois) - MONA 1983: 10280  crydina (Dyar, 1904) (Mamestra) (synonym of ssp. purpurissata)  juncimacula (Smith, 1883) (Hadena) (synonym of ssp. purpurissata)  languida (Smith, 1893) (Mamestra) (synonym of ssp. purpurissata) ssp. b. apurpura Barnes & McDunnough, 1913 (Polia)

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. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 55.26m; p. 303. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths

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