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Noctuidae
933319 – 10705   Euxoa messoria (Harris, 1841)
             Reaper Dart

© David Reed
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • messoria Harris 1841 (Agrotis) - MONA 1983: 10705
  • atrifera Grote 1878 (Agrotis)
  • cochranis Riley 1867 (Agrotis)
  • displiciens Walker 1865 (Mamestra)
  • expulsa Walker 1865 (Mamestra)
  • friabilis Grote 1875 (Agrotis)
  • fulda Smith 1900 (Carneades)
  • indirecta Walker 1865 (Mamestra)
  • inextricata Walker 1865 (Mamestra)
  • inordita Barnes & Benjamin 1926 (Agrotis)
  • ordinata Walker 1865 (Agrotis)
  • pindar Smith 1900 (Carneades)
  • repentis Grote & Robinson 1868 (Agrotis)
  • reticens Walker 1865 (Agrotis)
  • spissa Guenée 1852 (Agrotis)
  • territorialis Smith 1900 (Carneades)
  • 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.
    • Lafontaine, J. D., 1987. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 27.2: p. 37; pl. 1.29-30. order or free PDF
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 57.13f; p. 310. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    • Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
    Euxoa messoria
    © Hugh McGuinness
    Euxoa messoria
    © Hugh McGuinness
    Euxoa messoria
    © John Davis
    Euxoa messoria
    © John Lee
    Euxoa messoria
    – © Gary Anweiler
    Euxoa messoria
    – © Gary Anweiler
    Euxoa messoria
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Euxoa messoria
    35mm – © Jim Vargo
    Euxoa messoria
    © Canadian National Collection LG


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