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Noctuidae
Noctuinae

Praina cirphioides (SCHAUS, 1911)

Costa Rica
Type locality: Juan Vinas
Seitz: Is similar to rufisigna, much smaller, of a somewhat more reddish tint, with a faint dark basal ray, the median and the lower radial branch are finely dark olive-brown; the reniform macula is round, more blackish grey; the postmedian line is marked by dark brown dots on the veins; the marginal area is shaded with brownish, with black marginal dots, an oblique subapical shade and a dark stripe below the lower radial branch; above the maculae dark costal-marginal shades. Hindwing white, at the costal margin and apex brownish-grey. Expanse of wings: 32 mm. Costa Rica (Juan Vinas).
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