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Noctuidae
932955 – 10453.1   Leucania subpunctata (Harvey, 1875)
             Forage Armyworm

© Carol Wolf
Genitalia: See Adams (2001).
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • subpunctata Harvey 1875 (Heliophila)
  • latiuscula of authors not Herrich-Schäffer 1868 (Leucania)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Leucania subpunctata: Includes as a synonym 10454 Leucania latiuscula of authors; not Herrich-Schäffer, 1868. (True L. latiuscula is added to the checklist in 2017.)
    References
    • Adams, M.S., 2001. A revision of the moth genus Leucania Ochsenheimer in the Antilles (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Annals of the Carnegie Museum, 70(3): 185; figs. 1A, 4A-B, 13A.
    • 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 BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass 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).
    Leucania subpunctata
    © Robin McLeod
    Leucania subpunctata
    © Carol Wolf
    Leucania subpunctata
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Leucania subpunctata
    35mm – © Jim Vargo

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