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Erebidae 931061 – 9819   Amolita obliqua Smith, 1903              Oblique Grass Moth

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Distribution: Suggested by Heppner as a species straying into, but not breeding in, Florida. Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Poaceae[none_specified].  Host genera: .none_specified.  Notes: grasses (Heppner 2007).  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: obliqua Smith, 1903 (Amolita) - MONA 1983: 9819 duplipuncta Strand, 1916 (Amolita) Taxonomic Notes: Amolita obliqua Smith, 1903 is the species in Florida that was also referred to as A. sentalis [9820], which has been removed from the North American list by Lafontaine & Schmidt (2015), ZooKeys, 527: 137.

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. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Lafontaine J.D. & B.C. Schmidt, 2015. Additions and corrections to the check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico III. ZooKeys, 527: 127-147. 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) Smith, J.B., 1903. New noctuids for 1903, No. 4, with notes on certain described species. Transactions of The American Entomological Society, 29(3): 222. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist

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