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Species

Former species

* ''Orthosia johnstoni'' McDunnough, 1943 is now a synonym of '' Perigonica pectinata'' (Smith,

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References

*Hreblay, M. & Plante, J. (1994). ''Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarim Hungaricae'' 40(1): 21–27. * * {{Taxonbar, from=Q2286111 Orthosiini Taxa named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer