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Noctuidae
933405 – 10780   Euxoa comosa (Morrison, 1876)

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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • comosa Morrison 1876 (Agrotis) - MONA 1983: 10780
  • ssp. a. comosa Morrison 1876 (Agrotis) - MONA 1983: 10780; Type locality: Colorado
  • atropulverea Smith 1900 (Carneades)
  • incallida Smith 1890 (Agrotis)
  • masoni Cockerell 1905 (Euxoa)
  • ternarius Smith 1900 (Carneades)
  • ssp. b. lutulenta Smith 1890 (Agrotis)
  • johnstoni McDunnough 1946 (Euxoa)
  • latebra Benjamin 1936 (Euxoa)
  • luteotincta McDunnough 1940 (Euxoa)
  • vulpina Smith 1895 (Carneades)
  • ssp. c. annir Strecker 1898 (Agrotis)
  • dacota Hampson 1903 (Euxoa)
  • dakota Smith 1900 (Carneades)
  • ssp. d. altera McDunnough 1940 (Euxoa)
  • ssp. e. ontario Smith 1900 (Carneades)
  • vestitura Smith 1905 (Euxoa)
  • yildizae Koçak 1983 (Euxoa)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Euxoa comosa: Includes as a synonym Euxoa incallida [10783].
    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, J. D., 1987. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 27.2: p. 97; pl. 4.52-60. order or free PDF
    • Morrison, H.K., 1876. Descriptions of New North American Noctuidae. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, 18: 238.
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 57.32f, 57.33m; p. 311. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
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