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Noctuidae 932034.75 – 9072.2   Aleptina arenaria Metzler & Forbes, 2011

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Description/ Field Marks: See Metzler & Forbes (2011). Genitalia: See Metzler & Forbes (2011). Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: arenaria Metzler & Forbes, 2011 (Aleptina) - MONA 1983: [NEW]; TL: "USA: NM: Otero Co. White Sands Nat[ional] Mon[ument].". Taxonomic Notes: Aleptina arenaria Metzler & Forbes, 2011, n. sp., ZooKeys 149: 125-133.

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. Metzler, E.H. & G.S. Forbes, 2011. The Lepidoptera of White Sands National Monument, Otero County, New Mexico, USA 3. A new species of Aleptina Dyar, 1902 (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Amphipyrinae, Psaphidini). ZooKeys, 149: 125-133. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist

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