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Noctuidae 931294 – 9055   "Lithacodia" phya (Druce, 1889)

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Synonymy: phya (Druce, 1889) (Acontia) mispl. - MONA 1983: [NEW in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) (2023)] penthis of authors; (not Schaus, 1904) (Eustrotia) misid. - MONA 1983: [9055] Taxonomic Notes: "Lithacodia" phya (Druce, 1889) replaces Lithacodia penthis of authors; (not Schaus, 1904) and is provisionally placed in the genus Lithacodia, ZooKeys. 40: 133.

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) Lafontaine J.D. & B.C. Schmidt, 2010. Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico. ZooKeys, 40: 1-239. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist

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