Noctuidae
931484 –
9270 Acronicta othello
(Smith, 1908)
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© James Bailey
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| Distribution: |
USA: southern CA.Type locality: San Diego, CA. |
Larva and
Host Plants: |
Host familiy: Anacardiaceae Rhamnaceae Rosaceae Salicaceae. Host genera: Ceanothus Cercocarpus Heteromeles[=Photinia] Malosma Salix. (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) |
| Similar Species: |
- 931482 Acronicta perdita: lacks the smudgy appearance of othello and ranges further north with little to no overlap.
- A dark sharply defined specimen, possibly a melanic form of othello, collected by Gary McDonald from San Benito Co., CA (see below), is narrowly separated from othello by DNA barcode and may represent an introgressive hybridization with perdita.
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
othello (Smith, 1908) (Acronycta) - MONA 1983: 9270; TL: San Diego, CA. |
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| 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.
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAD5473 - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.
- Schmidt, B.C. & G.G. Anweiler, 2020. Noctuidae (Part) Pantheinae, Raphiinae, Balsinae, Acronictinae. The Moths of North America, Fascicle 25.4: 236; pl. A-18, figs. 17-20 (adult); pl. 28, fig. 2 (♂ gen.); pl. 43, fig. 7 (♀ gen.) (order).
- 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 iNaturalist
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nr. othello? © Gary McDonald - DNA
© Mark Dreiling
© Rich Schilk
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© Gary Anweiler
DNA - nr. othello? - LG – © Gary McDonald
LG – © Jim Troubridge
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