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Noctuidae 933115.2 – 10556   Trichopolia perforata (Grote, 1883)

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Description/ Field Marks: See ZooKeys, 421: 139-179. Genitalia: See ZooKeys, 421: 139-179. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: perforata Grote 1883 (Taeniocampa) - MONA 1983: 10556 constans Dyar 1918 (Eriopyga) Taxonomic Notes: Trichopolia perforata (Grote, 1883), n. comb., was formerly in the genus Protorthodes (n. syn. of Trichopolia) (Schmidt in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023).

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, D., J. Walsh & C. Ferris, 2014. A revision of the genus Protorthodes McDunnough with descriptions of a new genus and four new species (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Noctuinae, Eriopygini). ZooKeys, 421: 139-179. Pohl, G. R. and S. R. Nanz (eds.), 2023. Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Bakersfield, California, xiv + 580 pp. (order). Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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