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Noctuidae 931203 – 8917   Autographa metallica (Grote, 1875)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: metallica (Grote, 1875) (Plusia) - MONA 1983: 8917 kasloensis (Strand, 1917) (Phytometra) lenzii (French, 1889) (Plusia) scapularis (Edwards, 1882) (Plusia)

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. & R. W. Poole, 1991. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 25.1: p. 90; pl. 2.28-29. 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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