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Noctuidae 933259.1 – 10696.2   Eucoptocnemis ursae Lafontaine, 2004

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Distribution: USA: TX. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: ursae Lafontaine 2004 (Eucoptocnemis); Type locality: Holotype: Lomas de Chapultepec, Mexico Taxonomic Notes: Eucoptocnemis ursae Lafontaine, 2004, n. sp., is now recognized within the North American fauna. This Mexican species was first reported from Caprock Canyon, Briscoe Co., TX, three specimens collected, 3/3/2015, by J. Vargo and identified by J. Troubridge.

References

Lafontaine, J.D., 2004. Noctuoidea, Noctuidae (part), Noctuinae (part-Agrotini). The Moths of America north of Mexico, Fascicle 27.1: 126; pl. E, figs. 36, 37; pl. 2, fig. 7; pl, 41, fig. 3. order or free PDF

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