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Species Leucania stolata - Hodges#10453

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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 Leucaniini
Genus Leucania
Species stolata (Leucania stolata - Hodges#10453)
Hodges Number
10453
Explanation of Names
Leucania stolata Smith, 1894
Meliana perstrigata Dyar 1910
Numbers
There are 32 species of Leucania in North America North of Mexico.
Identification
See Noctuidae of North America (nearctica.com) here (1)
Range
Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and far West Texas.
Print References
Smith, J.B. 1894. Descriptions of new genera and species of Noctuidae. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 21: 76, pl. 5, f. 8.
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (2)
The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (3)
Noctuidae of North America (nearctica.com) (1)
Works Cited
1.Noctuidae of North America (nearctica.com)
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
3.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by A. Hendrickson on 24 October, 2015 - 11:27am
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz
Last updated 8 November, 2015 - 7:16am

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