Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1338760

Eight-Spot
Amyna axis

Observation date: October 14, 2021
Submitted by: Paul Doerder
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Attracted to MV/UV lights.
Status: Resident
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: September 21, 2022
Coordinator notes: Now <i>Amyna stricta</i> (Walker, 1858) which is raised from synonymy of 9070 <i>Amyna axis</i> (Walker, 1858) [= 9070 <i>Amyna octo</i> Guenée, 1852 in the 1983 Hodges Checklist] to full species status in Lafontaine & Schmidt (2015), ZooKeys, 527: 138. <i>Amyna axis</i> is extralimital to North America.
Checklist region(s): United States, Ohio, Holmes County