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Noctuidae 932810 – 10524   Nephelodes minians Guenée, 1852              Bronzed Cutworm

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Asteraceae Brassicaceae Poaceae Fabaceae Polygonaceae Solanaceae Rosaceae Detritophagous.  Host genera: Brassica Elymus Fragaria Hordeum Persicaria[=Polygonum] Phleum Poa Polygonum Solanum[=Lycopersicon] ...  Host extended: grasses (Panzer et al 2003); Polyphagous on herbs (Poole 1989), cereal & grasses (Godfrey 1972a); la...  (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: minians Guenée, 1852 (Nephelodes) - MONA 1983: 10524 emmedonia of authors; (not Cramer, [1779]) (Phalaena) misappl. ssp. a. minians Guenée, 1852 (Nephelodes)  adusta Buckett, 1973 (Nephelodes) - MONA 1983: [10527]  expansa (Walker, 1857) (Graphiphora)  mendica Barnes & Lindsey, 1921 (Nephelodes) - MONA 1983: [10526]  rubeolans Guenée, 1852 (Nephelodes)  subdolens (Walker, 1857) (Graphiphora)  subnotata (Walker, 1869) (Monosca)  violans Guenée, 1852 (Nephelodes) ssp. b. tertialis Smith, 1903 (Nephelodes) ssp. c. pectinatus Smith, 1900 (Nephelodes) Taxonomic Notes: Nephelodes minians Guenée, 1852 include as synonyms 10526 N. mendica and 10527 N. adusta, ZooKeys, 527: 142.

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) Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 55.19m; p. 302. 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 Species page at Moths of North Dakota.

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