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Noctuidae 932238 – 9684   Elaphria grata Hübner, 1818              Grateful Midget

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Asteraceae Caryophyllaceae Ericaceae Fabaceae Fagaceae Violaceae Chaetophoraceae[Protococcaceae][Alg..  Host genera: Medicago Quercus Stellaria Taraxacum Trifolium Vaccinium Viola Protococcus[Algae] Fungi.  Host extended: polyphagous on herbs (Forbes 1954).  (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: grata Hübner, 1818 (Elaphria) - MONA 1983: 9684 orina (Guenée, 1852) (Cosmia) rasilis (Morrison, 1875) (Hadena); TL: St. Louis. MO.

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. Morrison, H.K., 1875. Descriptions of new Noctuidae. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, 17: 158. 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 iNaturalist

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