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Noctuidae 932134 – 11128   Schinia arcigera (Guenée, 1852)              Arcigera Flower Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: arcigera (Guenée, 1852) (Anthoecia) - MONA 1983: 11128 ssp. a. arcigera (Guenée, 1852) (Anthoecia)  arcifera (Guenée, 1852) (Anthoecia) emend.; TL: (no type).  spraguei (Grote, 1863) (Anthoecia) ssp. b. ferricasta Smith, 1906 (Schinia)  ferricosta; McDunnough, 1938 (Schinia) missp.; TL: (no type).  limbalis (Grote, 1875) (Lygranthoecia) - MONA 1983: [11129] Taxonomic Notes: Schinia arcigera: Includes as a synonym Schinia limbalis [11129].

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. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 52.42f; p. 292. Book Review and ordering Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths Species Page at iNaturalist Species page at Moths of North Dakota.

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