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Noctuidae 931348 – 9140.1   Tarache lagunae (Mustelin & Leuschner, 2000)

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Genitalia: See Mustelin et al. (2000), figs. 1b-d. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: lagunae (Mustelin & Leuschner, 2000) (Acontia)   Type locality: Holotype: California, San Diego County, Laguna Mtns., Crouch Meadow Springs. Taxonomic Notes: Tarache lagunae (Mustelin & Leuschner, 2000), n. sp., Proc. San Diego Soc. Nat. Hist., was formerly 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: 2. 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).

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