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Identification key to the Plusiinae occurring in the Dakotas

 

1a (1).    Stigma 'tear-drop' shaped, mesotibiae without spiniform setae. 
            Anagrapha falcifera
(Kirby)

   

 

1a'.    Stigma a 'u-shaped' base with associated round spot, mesotibiae with spiniform setae (note mesotibiae possess a single pair of spurs), tarsal segments always have ventral rows of spiniform setae.  Rachiplusia ou (Guenée)

 

 

 1a"    Stigma bilobed, mesotibiae without spiniform setae.  Genus Syngrapha.  Go to 1b.  

 

       

 

 

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Last updated: 01/13/05

Gerald M. Fauske
Research Specialist
NDSU
202 Hultz Hall
Fargo, ND 58105
E-Mail: Gerald.Fauske@ndsu.nodak.edu

 
Published by the Department of Entomology 


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