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Noctuidae
933552 – 11003.2   Noctua comes Hübner, [1813]
             Lesser Yellow Underwing
© John Davis © Libby & Rick Avis
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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • comes Hübner [1813] (Noctua)
  • adsequa Treitschke 1825 (Triphaena)
  • bergensis Sparre-Schneider 1901 (Agrotis)
  • curtisii Nerwman 1870 (Tryphaena)
  • griseofusca Prout 1904 (Triphaena)
  • loeberbaueri Burmann & Tarmann 1987 (Noctua)
  • orbona Fabricius 1787 (Noctua)
  • prosequa Treitschke 1825 (Triphaena)
  • scotophila Burmann & Tarmann 1987 (Noctua)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Noctua comes is an introduced species (Eurasia, reported from OR-BC, Ottawa area).
    References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Lafontaine, J. D., 1998. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 27.3: p. 66; pl. 1.48-49. order or free PDF
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 58.11f; p. 314. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
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    Noctua comes
    © Canadian National Collection LG


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