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Noctuidae 933517 – 10652   Agrotis vancouverensis Grote, 1873

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Distribution: Canada: YT, BC, AB, SK; USA: WA west to MT and south to CA, AZ and NM. Description/ Field Marks: Flies in Spring. Similar Species: 933523 Agrotis antica 933522 Agrotis obliqua 933516 Agrotis venerabilis 933521 Agrotis volubilis Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: vancouverensis Grote, 1873 (Agrotis) - MONA 1983: 10652; Lectotype: Vancouver Island, BC. Note: Lectotype designated by Lafontaine (2004). aeneipennis Grote, 1876 (Agrotis) - MONA 1983: [10657]; Lectotype: Not givern [California]. Note: Lectotype designated by Lafontaine (2004). agilis Grote, 1888 (Agrotis); Lectotype: Vancouver, BC. Note: Lectotype designated by Lafontaine (2004). atha Strecker, 1898 (Agrotis) - MONA 1983: [10656]; Lectotype: Seattle, WA. Note: Lectotype designated by Lafontaine (2004). clodiana Grote, 1881 (Agrotis); Lectotype: Washington Territory. Note: Lectotype designated by Lafontaine (2004). dentilinea Smith, 1890 (Agrotis); Lectotype: Not given [Sierra Nevada, CA]. Note: Lectotype designated by McDunnough (1949). hortulana Morrison, 1875 (Agrotis); TL: San Francisco, CA. semiclarata Grote, 1881 (Agrotis); TL: Not given [Washington Territory] Note: Lectotype designated by Lafontaine (2004). Taxonomic Notes: Agrotis vancouverensis: Includes as synonyms Agrotis atha [10656] and Agrotis aeneipennis [10657].

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., 2004. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 27.1: p. 240; pl. K.35-40. order or free PDF Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 58.3m; p. 312. 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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