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Noctuidae
933561 – 10930   Eurois astricta Morrison, 1875

© Matt Goff
Distribution: Caution: A single range map dot for a Canadian province may represent records without specific location data.
Type locality: New Hampshire.
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Synonymy: Eurois astricta Morrison, 1875
Peridroma subjugata Dyar, 1904
Caradrina elenae Barnes & Benjamin, 1926
Taxonomic Notes: Eurois astricta: A form that has contrasting markings (Goff photo, Sitka, Alaska) is known from the panhandle of Alaska and adjacent British Columbia and was described by Barnes and Benjamin (1926) as Caradrina astricta elenae. Lafontaine, in his 1998 MONA fascile 27.3, p. 86-87, does not retain subspecies status for this geographical variation.
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Lafontaine, J. D., 1998. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 27.3: p. 85; pl. 1.52-53. order or free PDF
  • Morrison, H.K., 1875. Descriptions of new Noctuidae. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, 17: 135.
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at Mass Moths
  • Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
Eurois astricta
© John Davis
Eurois astricta
© John Davis
Eurois astricta
LG – © Jim Troubridge
Eurois astricta
LG – © Jim Troubridge
Eurois astricta
49mm – © Jim Vargo
Eurois astricta
© Canadian National Collection LG


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