Identification key to the Noctuinae occurring in the Dakotas

B1.  (1CB)  Hindwing dark, forewing costal margin pale yellowish; protibia with
                    a few apical setae.          Eueretagrotis sigmoides (Guenée).

B1.'  Hindwing pale, fw costal margin not yellowish; protibiae without setae.
                    Eueretagrotis perattenta (Grote).

B1."  Hindwing dark, fw costal margin not contrasting; protibiae without setae.
                    Pronoctua peabodyae (Dyar).*

-Note: this page is reached via alternatives with setose or non-setose pro-tibiae.-

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Last updated: 02/06/07

Dr. Gerald M. Fauske
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research specialist, NDSU
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