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Species Mamestra configurata - Hodges#10271

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)
Family Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)
Subfamily Noctuinae (Cutworm or Dart Moths)
Tribe Hadenini
Genus Mamestra
Species configurata (Mamestra configurata - Hodges#10271)
Hodges Number
10271
Other Common Names
Bertha Armyworm
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Mamestra occidenta; Grote, 1883
* phylogenetic sequence #932898
Numbers
Two Mamestra species are found in America north of Mexico.(1)
Size
forewing length 14-18 mm.(2)
Range
British Columbia to Saskatchewan south to Texas, Arizona and central California.(2)
Season
Adults have two flights from April to August.(2)
Food
Larval host are various grasses and herbaceous plants.(2)
Print References
Lafontaine J. D., and B. C. Schmidt 2010. Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America North of Mexico. p. 90.(1)
Powell, J. A., and P. A. Opler 2009. Moths of Western North America. pl. 55.34, p. 304(2)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (MPG)
Pacific Northwest Moths
Barcode of Life (BOLD)
Moths of Southeastern Arizona - Image of Pinned Adult
Works Cited
1.Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico.
Donald J. Lafontaine, B. Christian Schmidt. 2010. ZooKeys 40: 1–239 .
2.Moths of Western North America
Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.
Contributed by Jason D. Roberts on 15 June, 2007 - 1:08pm
Additional contributions by Maury Heiman, Steve Morris
Last updated 27 November, 2023 - 11:30pm

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