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Digital Guide to Moth Identification

Erebidae 930782 – 8792   Catocala vidua (Smith, 1797)              Widow Underwing

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Synonymy: vidua (Smith, 1797) (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 8792 desperata Guenée, 1852 (Catocala) viduata Guenée, 1852 (Catocala)

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) Species Page at Bill Oehlke's moth website - Catocala vidua Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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