Noctuidae
932949 –
10449.1 Leucania dia
(Grote, 1879)
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Distribution: |
"NL to YT and south to CA, CO, and AZ" - Pohl et al. (2010) |
Genitalia: |
See Nearctica.com. |
Similar Species: |
- Leucania insueta is separated by DNA barcode and usually has a dark basal line below the white medial vein.
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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Synonymy: |
dia Grote 1879 (Heliophila); Type locality: San Francisco, CAcomma of authors not Linnaeus 1761 (Phalaena) |
Taxonomic Notes: |
Leucania dia (Grote, 1879), formerly treated as a subspecies of 10449 L. insueta Guenée, 1852 in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist), is elevated to full species and includes as a synonym Leucania comma of authors; (not Linnaeus, 1761) [10448] in Anweiler & Schmidt in Pohl et al. (2010), ZooKeys, 38: 508. |
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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., 1879. On Graphiphora and new N. Am. Noctuidae. The Canadian Entomologist, 11(2): 29.
- Pohl, G.R., G.G. Anweiler, B.C. Schmidt, & N.G. Kondla, 2010. An annotated list of the Lepidoptera of Alberta, Canada. ZooKeys, 38: 1-549.
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
- 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 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).
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