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Noctuidae 931412 – 9193   Raphia frater Grote, 1864              The Brother

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: frater Grote, 1864 (Raphia) - MONA 1983: 9193 ssp. a. frater Grote, 1864 (Raphia); TL: "Middle Sates [eastern USA];" restricted to "Mount Pocono, Monroe Co., Pennsylvania" by Schmidt and Anweiler (21014).  personata (Walker, 1865) (Saligena) ssp. b. abrupta Grote, 1864 (Raphia) - MONA 1983: [9192]  flexuosa (Walker, 1865) (Certila) ssp. c. piazzi (Hill, 1927) (Paphia [sic]) - MONA 1983: [9194] ssp. d. coloradensis Putnam-Cramer, 1886 (Raphia) - MONA 1983: [9195]  pallula Edwards, 1886 (Raphia) - MONA 1983: [9197] ssp. e. cinderella Smith, 1903 (Raphia) - MONA 1983: [9198] ssp. f. elbea Smith, 1908 (Raphia) - MONA 1983: [9196] Taxonomic Notes: Raphia frater Grote, 1864 includes as subspecies 9192 R. f. abrupta, 9194 R. f. piazzi, 9195 R. f. coloradensis, 9196 R. f. elbea, and 9198 R. f. cinderella. R. f. coloradensis includes as a synonym 9197 R. pallula, ZooKeys. 421: 91-113.

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) Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 50.30m; p. 282. Book Review and ordering Schmidt, B.C. & G.G. Anweiler, 2014. Taxonomy and biogeography of the Nearctic Raphia Hübner (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Raphiinae). ZooKeys, 421: 91-113. Schmidt, B.C. & G.G. Anweiler, 2020. Noctuidae (Part) Pantheinae, Raphiinae, Balsinae, Acronictinae. The Moths of North America, Fascicle 25.4: 72; pl. A-5 (adult), figs. 1-54; pl. 14, fig. 2 (♂ gen.); pl. 33, fig. 6 (♀ gen.); pl. L-2, fig. 8 (larva) (order). Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths

© Nolie Schneider © John Davis © John Davis © John Davis © Sheran Donnell © Charles Melton © Carol Wolf © Maury Heiman - R. f. abrupta © Charles Melton - R. f. elbea © Charles Melton - R. f. coloradensis © Judy Gallagher - R. f. coloradensis

© Jim Moore - R. f. coloradensis © Jeff Smith - R. f. coloradensis 30mm – © Jim Vargo 34mm – © Jim Vargo 28mm – © Jim Vargo - R. f. abrupta 28mm – © Jim Vargo - R. f. abrupta 30mm – © Jim Vargo - R. f. elbea – © Texas Lepidoptera Survey - R. f. piazzi - 41mm – © Tom Dimock - R. f. cinderella

© George Smiley LG 20mm on Salix nigra © George Smiley LG 30mm on Salix nigra © Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG on Betula papyrifera © Jason Dombroskie © Janice Stiefel 4th instar © Janice Stiefel 5th instar © John G. Franclemont CUIC - LG R. f. abrupta © John G. Franclemont CUIC - LG R. f. abrupta © John G. Franclemont CUIC - LG R. f. abrupta

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