Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Chytonix laticlava
originally placed in Hadena by Grote in 1874
current taxonomic status and placement uncertain:
All-Leps puts it under tribe Apameini with quotation marks around the genus (i.e. "Chytonix") indicating that it somehow differs from the remaining 4 species of
Chytonix which are currently in limbo under a "to be placed" category within the subfamily Xyleninae
Identification
Adult: forewing dark brownish-gray with black-rimmed reniform and orbicular spots filled with ground color; black basal dash; thick black bar runs from AM to PM line near inner margin; AM line scalloped; PM line toothed; several black V-shaped marks in subterminal area; hindwing dirty white basally, shading to gray distally; discal dot and PM line faint; terminal line thin, dark; fringe a mix of pale and dark scales
Range
British Columbia to California and Utah
Season
adults fly from late June to September in California
See Also
similar species of
Neoligia and
Oligia have a thinner and/or shorter black bar between AM and PM lines, different markings in subterminal area, and - in
O. tusa - an oblique reniform spot (
compare images of several species at CBIF)
Internet References
pinned adult image and technical description (California Dept. of Food and Agriculture)
presence in California 25 collected specimens plus locations and dates (U. of California at Berkeley)
presence in Utah; list (Joel Johnson, Utah Lepidopterists Society)
presence in Oregon 50 pinned specimens in collection, including locally collected specimens (Oregon State U.)
distribution in Canada British Columbia only (U. of Alberta, using CBIF data)
