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Noctuidae 933263 – 10881   Richia chortalis (Harvey, 1875)

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Distribution: USA: Western CO and eastern NV to Southern AZ, NM and central TX. Description/ Field Marks: FWL: 18-22 mm; "first segment of middle tarsus 3 X as long as apical four segments..." (Lafontaine, 2004). Similar Species: Richia parentalis FWL: 16-19 mm; "First segment of middle tarsus slightly enlarged, 1.5-1.7 X as long as apical four segments" (Lafontaine 2004). Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: chortalis (Harvey, 1875) (Agrotis) - MONA 1983: 10881; TL: Texas. aratrix (Harvey, 1875) (Agrotis); TL: Bosque Co., TX. miniptica (Dyar, 1927) (Agrotis); TL: Contepec, Michoacan, Mexico.

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) Harvey, L.F., 1875. Observations on North American moths. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences, 2: 272. Lafontaine, J. D., 2004. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 27.1: p. 131; pl. F.1-5. order or free PDF Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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