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Noctuidae 932583 – 9929   Pyreferra hesperidago (Guenée, 1852)              Mustard Sallow

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Larva and Host Plants: "Ostrya Virginica" (Guenée 1852) (American hophornbeam). -- Host familiy: Hamamelidaceae.  Host genera: Hamamelis.  Host extended: wirchhazel & "ironwood" (Beadle & Leckie 2012).  (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: 932583.1 Pyreferra moffatiana Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: hesperidago (Guenée, 1852) (Hoporina) - MONA 1983: 9929; TL: Georgia. graefiana (Grote, 1874) (Scopelosoma); TL: New York. indirecta (Walker, 1857) (Xanthia); TL: not given.

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. Franclemont, J.G., 1941. Notes on some Cuculliinae (Phalaenidae, Lepidoptera) I. Entomological News, 52: 202(syn, hesperidago, graefiana, , indirecta, moffatiana) Grote, A.G., 1874. List of the Noctuidae of North America. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural History, 2: 69. Guenée, M.A., 1852. Noctuelites, 3. Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptères, 7: 393. 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 Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist Walker, F., 1856. Noctuidae. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 10: 468.

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