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Erebidae 930866 – 8594   Cissusa indiscreta (Edwards, 1886)              Indiscrete Cissusa

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: indiscreta (Edwards, 1886) (Phoberia) - MONA 1983: 8594 subtermina (Smith, 1900) (Synedoida) - MONA 1983: [8595] Taxonomic Notes: Cissusa indiscreta (Edwards, 1886) includes as a synonym Cissusa subtermina [8595] in Mustelin (2006), Zootaxa, 1278: 5.

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. Mustelin, T., 2006. Taxonomy of southern California Erebidae and Noctuidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of twenty one new species. Zootaxa, 1278: 1-47. (abstract and access (fee)) Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 43.27f; p. 257. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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