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Noctuidae 932823.1 – 10327.1   Anarta melanopa (Thunberg, 1791)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: melanopa (Thunberg, 1791) (Noctua) - MONA 1983: 10327 alpicola (Quensel, 1802) (Noctua) rupestralis (Hübner, [1799]) (Pyralis) Note: Treated as a subspecies of melanopa in Boursin (1964:216). rupestris (Hübner, 1823) (Pyralis) Note: emendation of rupestralis in Hübner (1816-[1827]) tristis (Hübner, 1809) (Noctua) vidua (Hübner, 1808) (Noctua) wistroemi Lampa, 1885 (Anarta) Taxonomic Notes: Anarta melanopa (Thunberg, 1791) is added back to the checklist as a result of newly found specimens from Alaska and northern Yukon (Lafontaine & Schmidt 2015).

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. & B.C. Schmidt, 2015. Additions and corrections to the check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico III. ZooKeys, 527: 127-147. Species Page at iNaturalist

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