Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
genus authored by Lafontaine in 1998
contained species were formerly placed in genus Rhynchagrotis (now dissolved) and Agrotis
4 of the contained species were described in the 1870s by Grote and Morrison
1 species (sulinaris) was described as new by Lafontaine in 1998
Numbers
5 species in North America listed at
All-LepsSize
wingspan 30-39 mm, based on six Internet photos
Range
British Columbia to California, east to Utah and Manitoba
Season
adults fly from April to October in California
Food
larvae feed on grasses and herbs
Internet References
pinned adult images of all 5 species in North America (CBIF)
pinned adult images of 3 species by Jim Vargo (Moth Photographers Group)
live adult image of
sulinaris (Jeremy Tatum, Butterflies and Moths of Southern Vancouver Island)
pinned adult image of
exertistigma, plus distribution, flight season, foodplants (Jeff Miller, Macromoths of Northwest Forests and Woodlands, USGS)
pinned adult images of
exertistigma and
sulinaris, plus collection site maps (All-Leps)
abstract of article proposing new genus and describing the species
sulinaris (J.D. Lafontaine, The Moths of America North of Mexico)
presence in Utah of 1 species (Joel Johnson, Utah Lepidopterists Society)
presence in California of all 5 species, plus locations and dates (U. of California at Berkeley)
presence in Oregon of all 5 species [listed under
Rhynchagrotis] (Oregon State U.)
distribution in Canada of all 5 species (U. of Alberta, using CBIF data)
