Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1070461

Observation date: October 16, 2015
Submitted by: Jon Rapp
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: measured 21mm TL ID confirmed by Tomas Mustelin on Moths of Eastern U.S. FB This represents first Data for Missouri here and on BAMONA. Closest prior records were from Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma, Minnesota, West and Canada. "Yes, this is californica. Very similar to pseudogamma, but but can be separated from that species by the presence of a black streak from the subterminal line to the post median line about 1/4 from the FW apex." http://bugguide.net/node/view/1161004
Status: Unknown
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig
Verified date: November 01, 2015
Coordinator notes: There are two records of Autographa californica in “Heitzman’s Lepidoptera of Missouri Database”. One female was collected in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri in 1949 and one male from Louisiana, Pike County, Missouri in 1949. These data are from M.U.unpbl.thesis, Thomas, 1949:110. These specimens could not be located in March 1975.
Checklist region(s): United States, Missouri, Boone County