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Noctuidae 932955 – 10453.1   Leucania subpunctata (Harvey, 1875)              Forage Armyworm

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Genitalia: See Adams (2001). Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: subpunctata Harvey 1875 (Heliophila) latiuscula of authors not Herrich-Schäffer 1868 (Leucania) Taxonomic Notes: Leucania subpunctata: Includes as a synonym 10454 Leucania latiuscula of authors; not Herrich-Schäffer, 1868. (True L. latiuscula is added to the checklist in 2017.)

References

Adams, M.S., 2001. A revision of the moth genus Leucania Ochsenheimer in the Antilles (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Annals of the Carnegie Museum, 70(3): 185; figs. 1A, 4A-B, 13A. 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 Mass Moths Species Page at The Noctuidae of North America by Robert W. Poole (Nearctica.com) - archived page access (go to a year prior to 2020 and select a blue circled date from the calendar).

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