Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Eurypogon niger (Melsheimer)
Orig. Comb: Ochina niger Melsheimer 1846
Identification
large punctation is diagnostic for
E. niger. E. harrisii seems to be less common than
E. niger.
(2)Range
e NA (QC-GA to ON-WI*-OK*) -
Map (3)(1)(4)(5)(*BG data), uncommon in se US?
Life Cycle
larvae in moss mats, adults on vegetation; comes to lights
(1)(4)See Also
Characters used by Brown (1944) to differentiate
E. harrisii and
E. niger were essentially reversed by Downie and Arnett (1996)
(6)(2)