Noctuidae
932424 –
9441 "Photedes" enervata
(Guenée, 1852)
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Larva and
Host Plants: |
Host familiy: Poaceae. Host genera: Spartina. (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) |
| Similar Species: |
- 932425 "Photedes" defecta: typically has narrower wings, less heavily marked terminal line and darker hindwings.
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
enervata (Guenée, 1852) (Nonagria) mispl. - MONA 1983: 9441fodiens (Guenée, 1852) (Nonagria)orphnina (Dyar, 1912) (Arenostola) - MONA 1983: [9442] |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
"Photedes" enervata (Guenée, 1852), provisional placement, formerly placed in the genera Chortodes and Hypocoena, includes as a synonym 9442 Photedes orphnina (Dyar, 1912) in Lafontaine & Schmidt (2010), ZooKeys, 40: 150. |
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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.
- Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
- Lafontaine J.D. & B.C. Schmidt, 2010. Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico. ZooKeys, 40: 1-239.
- 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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