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Noctuidae 932290 – 9545   Euplexia benesimilis McDunnough, 1922              American Angle Shades

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Adoxaceae[Caprifoliaceae] Asteraceae Betulaceae Cornaceae Dennstaedtiaceae Ericaceae Lamiaceae Osmundaceae Pinaceae Plantaginaceae[Scrophulariaceae] Ruscaceae[Liliaceae] Salicaceae Thelypteridaceae Tr..  Host genera: Alnus Aster[unresolved] Betula Celtis Cornus Digitalis Gaylussacia Helianthus Maianthemum[=Vagnera] Mentha Osmunda Pseudotsuga Pteridium Salix Sambucus Thelypteris Trillium Tsuga Urtica Viburnum.  Notes: polyphagous on trees & shrubs (Forbes 1954); diverse array of herbs, shrubs & trees that encompasses ferns (Powell & Opler 2009); very broad generalist on all types of herbaceous vegetation, ferns, ha...  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: benesimilis McDunnough, 1922 (Euplexia) - MONA 1983: 9545 lucipara of authors; (not Linnaeus, 1758) (Phalaena) misappl.

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. McDunnough, J.H., 1922. Some apparently undescribed Noctuidae (Lepid.). The Canadian Entomologist, 54(10): 238. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 53.6m; p. 294. Book Review and ordering 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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