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Noctuidae 933597 – 10959.1   Xestia mixta (Walker, 1856)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: mixta (Walker, 1856) (Acronycta) - MONA 1983: [NEW]; TL: St. Martin's Falls, Albany River, Hudson Bay [“Martin’s Falls”, ON; 51.30N, 86.20W]. livalis (Smith, 1910) (Aplectoides) Taxonomic Notes: Xestia mixta (Walker, 1856) was previously placed in the genus Anomogyna, a name treated as a synonym of Xestia subgenus Pachnobia in Lafontaine (1998); elevated from a subspecies of Xestia speciosa.

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. 143; pl. 3.46-47. order or free PDF 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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