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Noctuidae 932034.8 – 9165   "Aleptina" semiatra (Smith, 1902)

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Description/ Field Marks: See Todd et al. (1984). Genitalia: See Todd et al. (1984). Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: semiatra (Smith, 1902) (Acontia) mispl. - MONA 1983: 9165   Type locality: Quartzsite, Yuma Co., AZ. Taxonomic Notes: "Aleptina" semiatra: Formerly placed in the genus Acontia. Placement in the genus Aleptina is provisional, ZooKeys. 40: 138.

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. & B.C. Schmidt, 2010. Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico. ZooKeys, 40: 1-239. Smith, J.B., 1902. New Species of Noctuidae for 1902. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 10: 52. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Todd E.L., A. Blanchard, R.W. Poole, 1984. A revision of the genus Aleptina (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 86: 959.

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