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Erebidae
930964 – 8729   Cutina distincta (Grote, 1883)
             Distinguished Cypress Owlet

© Greg Raterman
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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • distincta Grote 1883 (Eustrotia) - MONA 1983: 8729
  • inquieticolor Dyar 1922 (Taseopteryx)
  • 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.
    • Grote, A.R., 1883. Some new Noctuidae and notes. Papilio, 2(9,10): 184.
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • Pogue, M.G. & D.C Ferguson, 1998. A Revision of the cypress-feeding moths of the genus Cutina Walker (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 100(2): 340.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    Cutina distincta
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    Cutina distincta
    © Bob Patterson
    Cutina distincta
    © Gary Phillips
    Cutina distincta
    © Ken Childs
    Cutina distincta
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Cutina distincta
    21mm – © Jim Vargo

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