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Noctuidae
931169 – 8889   Ctenoplusia oxygramma (Geyer, 1832)
             Sharp-stigma Looper

© Lynette Schimming
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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • oxygramma (Geyer, 1832) (Autographa) - MONA 1983: 8889
  • collateralis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1868) (Plusia)
  • indigna (Walker, 1858) (Plusia)
  • parallela (Walker, 1858) (Plusia)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Ctenoplusia oxygramma, new generic treatment in Lafontaine & Poole (1991), was formerly placed in the genus Agrapha.
    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.
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • Lafontaine, J. D. & R. W. Poole, 1991. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 25.1: p. 47; pl. 1.10. order or free PDF
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Ctenoplusia oxygramma
    © Lynette Schimming
    Ctenoplusia oxygramma
    © Gretchen Grammer
    Ctenoplusia oxygramma
    © Steve Walter
    Ctenoplusia oxygramma
    © Ken Childs
    Ctenoplusia oxygramma
    35mm – © Jim Vargo
    Ctenoplusia oxygramma
    © George Smiley LG
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