Lemmeria
Barnes & Benjamin, 1926
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1- Lemmeria digitalis(Fingered Lemmeria Moth)
Lemmeria is a in the Noctuidae, established by William Barnes and Foster Hendrickson Benjamin in 1926. The genus contains a single , Lemmeria digitalis, originally described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1882. It is recorded from the northeastern United States.
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How to pronounce Lemmeria: //lɛm.ˈmeː.ri.a//
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Identification
Lemmeria can be distinguished from other Noctuinae by its status and the specific epithet digitalis of its sole . The genus is defined by the original description of Barnes and Benjamin (1926), though detailed morphological diagnostic features are not widely documented in available sources.
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Distribution
Northeastern United States, specifically recorded from Maine and Vermont.
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Taxonomic history
The was erected by Barnes & Benjamin in 1926 specifically to accommodate Grote's earlier digitalis (1882). The nature of the genus has been maintained in all subsequent taxonomic treatments.