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Noctuidae 932933 – 10436   Mythimna oxygala (Grote, 1881)              Lesser Wainscot

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: oxygala Grote 1881 (Heliophila) - MONA 1983: 10436 ssp. a. oxygala Grote 1881 (Heliophila) - MONA 1983: 10436 minorata Smith 1894 (Leucania) pallens of authors not Linnaeus 1758 (Mythimna) rubripallens Smith 1902 (Leucania) ssp. b. luteopallens Smith 1902 (Leucania) Taxonomic Notes: Mythimna oxygala: Formerly placed in the genus Aletia.

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. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 55.42m; p. 304. Book Review and ordering Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths

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