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Noctuidae 931223 – 8949   Syngrapha ignea (Grote, 1863)              Mountain Beauty Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: ignea (Grote, 1863) (Plusia) - MONA 1983: 8949 hochenwarthi of authors; (not Hochenwarth, 1785) (Phalaena) misappl. simulans (McDunnough, 1944) (Caloplusia)

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. 113; pl. 3.28-30. order or free PDF Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 50.4f; p. 279. Book Review and ordering 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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