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Noctuidae 931419.52 – 9062   Cerma cerintha (Treitschke, 1826)              Tufted Bird-dropping Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: cerintha (Treitschke, 1826) (Acontia) - MONA 1983: 9062; TL: Spanien [Spain in error for North America]. obscura (Dyar, 1923) (Chamyris) sirius (Barnes & McDunnough, 1918) (Chamyris) - MONA 1983: [9063] Taxonomic Notes: Cerma cerintha (Treitschke, 1826) includes as a synonym 9063 Cerma sirius Barnes & McDunnough, 1918 in Schmidt & Anweiler (2020).

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) Schmidt, B.C. & G.G. Anweiler, 2020. Noctuidae (Part) Pantheinae, Raphiinae, Balsinae, Acronictinae. The Moths of North America, Fascicle 25.4: 108; pl. A-6, figs. 28-36 (adult); pl. 15, fig. 5 (♂ gen.); pl. 34, fig. 6 (♀ gen.); pl. L-4, figs. 1, 2 (larva) (order). Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist Species page at Moths of North Dakota.

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