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Noctuidae
931973 – 9307.1   Euscirrhopterus poeyi Grote, 1866
             Pullback Moth

Cuba - LG - (cc) Wayne Fidler
Distribution: Florida.
Similar Species:
  • Euthisanotia argentata Druce, 1894, raised from synonymy of E. poeyi to full species status in Troubridge (2020), is extralimital to the US and Canada.
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • poeyi Grote 1866 (Euscirrhopterus); Type locality: Cuba
  • disparilis Herrich-Schäffer 1866 (Heteranda)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Euscirrhopterus poeyi: Reported from Florida.
    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.
    • Species Page at The Noctuidae of North America by Robert W. Poole (Nearctica.com) - archived page access (go to a year prior to 2020 and select a blue circled date from the calendar).
    • Species Page at iNaturalist
    • Troubridge, J.T., 2020. A new genus and 37 new noctuoid species from peninsular Florida and the Keys (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). Insecta Mundi, 0789: 1-56.
    Euscirrhopterus poeyi
    Cuba - LG - (cc) Wayne Fidler
    Euscirrhopterus poeyi
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Euscirrhopterus poeyi
    - 34mm – © Tom Dimock
    Euscirrhopterus poeyi
    - 38mm – © Tom Dimock

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