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Noctuidae 932239 – 9297.2   "Elaphria" cyanympha (Ferguson, [1989])

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: cyanympha (Ferguson, [1989]) (Cryphia) mispl. - MONA 1983: [NEW] Taxonomic Notes: Elaphria cyanympha (Ferguson, [1989]), n. sp.: Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, 26: 201-218. Formerly placed in the genus Cryphia, current placement in Elaphria is provisional in Lafontaine & Schmidt (2010), ZooKeys, 40: 146

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. Ferguson, D.C., 1988. New Species and new Nomenclature in the American Acronictinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, 26: 201-218. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) 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. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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