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Noctuidae 933596 – 10959   Xestia speciosa (Hübner, [1813])

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: speciosa (Hübner, [1813]) (Noctua) extralim. - MONA 1983: 10959 obscura (Frey, 1880) (Agrotis) schoennherri (Guenée, 1852) (Aplecta) aegrota (Alphéraky, 1897) (Platagrotis) janae (Herz, 1903) (Agrotis) modesta (Warnecke, 1962) (Aplectoides) rybatchiensis (Kozhantschikov, 1933) (Aplectoides) virescens (Turati, 1912) (Agrotis) ussurica Kononenko, 1984 (Xestia) viridescens (Turati, 1919) (Aplectoides) ssp. a. aklavicensis (Benjamin, 1933) (Anomogyna) - MONA 1983: [10961] ssp. b. apropitia (Benjamin, 1933) (Anomogyna) - MONA 1983: [10960] schoenherri (Herrich-Schäffer, 1852) (Ophiusa)  apropritia; Lafontaine & Schmidt, 2010 (Xestia) missp.; TL: (no type). ssp. c. arctica (Zetterstedt, 1839) (Hadena) excl. Taxonomic Notes: Xestia speciosa (Hübner, [1813]), n. comb. (Lafontaine 1998), was formerly placed in the genus Anomogyna; ncludes as subspecies Xestia apropitia and Xestia aklavikensis.

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) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Lafontaine, J. D., 1998. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 27.3: p. 141; pl. 3.43-45. order or free PDF Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 58.23f; p. 316. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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