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Erebidae 930502 – 8355   Chytolita morbidalis (Guenée, 1854)              Morbid Owlet

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Asteraceae Betulaceae Fagaceae Pinaceae Poaceae Detritophagous.  Host genera: Corylus Lactuca Larix Quercus Taraxacum Detritophagous.  Host extended: dead leaves of deciduous trees (Beadle & Leckie 2012); Polyphagous - on herbs (Forbes 1954); Polypha...  (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: morbidalis (Guenée, 1854) (Herminia) - MONA 1983: 8355 fulicalis Smith, 1907 (Chytolita) petrealis Grote, 1880 (Chytolita) - MONA 1983: [8356] punctiformis (Smith, 1895) (Zanclognatha) Taxonomic Notes: Chytolita morbidalis (Guenée, 1854) includes as a synonym Chytolita petrealis Grote 1880 [8356], ZooKeys, 264: 92.

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. Crabo, L.G., M. Davis, P. Hammond, T. Mustelin, J. Shepard, 2013. Five new species and three new subspecies of Erebidae and Noctuidae (Insecta, Lepidoptera) from Northwestern North America, with notes on Chytolita Grote (Erebidae) and Hydraecia Guenée (Noctuidae). ZooKeys, 264: 85-123. 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 Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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