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Noctuidae 933115.5 – 10559   Trichopolia alfkenii (Grote, 1895)

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Description/ Field Marks: See ZooKeys, 421: 139-179. Genitalia: See ZooKeys, 421: 139-179. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: alfkenii (Grote, 1895) (Perigea) n. comb. - MONA 1983: [NEW] alfceni (Hampson, 1909) (Namangana) emend.; TL: (no type). alfkeni (Franclemont & Todd, 1983) (Protorthodes) emend. - MONA 1983: [10559]; TL: (no type). latens (Smith, 1908) (Perigea) occluna (Smith, 1909) (Taeniocampa) perplexa (Grote, 1895) (Perigea) Taxonomic Notes: Trichopolia alfkenii (Grote, 1895), n. comb., was formerly in the genus Protorthodes (n. syn. of Trichopolia) (Schmidt in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023).

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, D., J. Walsh & C. Ferris, 2014. A revision of the genus Protorthodes McDunnough with descriptions of a new genus and four new species (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Noctuinae, Eriopygini). ZooKeys, 421: 139-179. Pohl, G.R. & S.R. Nanz (eds.), 2023. Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Bakersfield, California, xiv + 580 pp. (order). (PDF (no fee) or order book) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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