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Noctuidae 933683 – 11044   Abagrotis brunneipennis (Grote, 1875)

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Rosaceae Ericaceae Detritophagous.  Host genera: Prunus Vaccinium Detritophagous[plant].  Host extended: leaves, including dead leaves in winter (Wagner et al 2011).  (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: brunneipennis (Grote, 1875) (Agrotis) - MONA 1983: [NEW] adulta of authors; (not Guenée, 1852) (Rhynchagrotis) misappl. - MONA 1983: [11044] Taxonomic Notes: (Agrotis) brunneipennis Grote, 1875 includes as a synonym Rhynchagrotis adulta of authors, not Guenée, 1852 in Lafontaine (1998). The name adulta Guenée, listed twice in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist) as Sericaglaea adulta and again as Rhynchagrotis adulta with brunneipennis as a junior synonym, was described from an an unpublished painting by John Abbot and is excluded as a nomen dubium by Schmidt (in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023).

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Guenée, M.A., 1852. Noctuelites, 3. Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptères, 7: 393. Lafontaine, J. D., 1998. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 27.3: p. 235; pl. 7.23-26. order or free PDF Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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