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Noctuidae
931345 – 9138   Tarache abdominalis Grote, 1877

© Mark Dreiling - DNA
Genitalia: See Mustelin et al. (2000), figs. 1i-j.
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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • abdominalis Grote, 1877 (Tarache) - MONA 1983: 9138
  • luta (Strand, 1917) ([unknown])
  • mala (Strand, 1916) ([unknown])
  • Taxonomic Notes: Tarache abdominalis: Formerly placed in the genus Acontia, ZooKeys, 39: 156.
    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.
    • Lafontaine, J.D. & R.W. Poole, 2010. Review of the New World genera of the subfamily Acontiinae (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae). ZooKeys, 39: 1-160.
    • Mustelin, T., R. Leuschner, K. Mikkola & D.J. Lafontaine, 2000. Two New Genera And Thirteen New Species Of Owlet Moths (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), Mainly From Southern California. Proceedings of the San Diego Society of Natural History, 36: 3; figs. 1i-j.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at The Noctuidae of North America by Robert W. Poole (Nearctica.com) - archived page access (go to a year prior to 2020 and select a blue circled date from the calendar).
    Tarache abdominalis
    © Mark Dreiling
    Tarache abdominalis
    © Mark Dreiling
    Tarache abdominalis
    23mm – © Jim Vargo -
    Tarache abdominalis
    22mm – © Jim Vargo -

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