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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Owlet Moths (Noctuidae) » Cutworm or Dart Moths (Noctuinae) » Apameini » Cherokeea » Cherokeea attakullakulla - Hodges#9454.7 (Cherokeea attakullakulla)

Species Cherokeea attakullakulla - Hodges#9454.7

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Food · Remarks · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

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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 Apameini

Genus Cherokeea

Species attakullakulla (Cherokeea attakullakulla - Hodges#9454.7)

Hodges Number

9454.7

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Cherokeea attakullakulla Quinter & Sullivan, 2014 (1)

Explanation of Names

The name Attakullakulla refers to the Supreme Cherokee Leader (from 1761–1775) who represented his people in London in 1730 and at home in the Carolinas while negotiating various peace treaties. (1)

Numbers

This is the only species in the genus Cherokeea.

Size

Forewing length: 9.8–11.7 mm (1).

Identification

See original description in print references below.

Range

Southern Appalachian Mountains; records from North Carolina (Swain, Macon, and Rutherford Counties) and Georgia (Rabun County). (1)

Habitat

Foothills and lower montane habitats (1).

Season

All known records are from June (1).

Food

Hill cane (Arundinaria appalachiana Triplett, Weakley & L.G. Clark) (1).

Remarks

Rarely comes to lights. (1)

See Also

Neoligia semicana is a superficially similar species found in the northeastern US. Note that the NC and GA records on the MPG map probably represent misidentifications of Cherokeea attakullakulla as Neoligia semicana.

Print References

Sullivan J, Quinter E (2014) A new apameine genus and species from the southern Appalachian Mountains, USA (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Noctuinae). ZooKeys 421: 181-191. (1)

Internet References

BOLD Systems - images of pinned DNA supported specimens (2)

Works Cited

1.	A new apameine genus and species from the southern Appalachian Mountains, USA (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Noctuinae) Eric L. Quinter, J. Bolling Sullivan. 2014. Zookeys.

2.	BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems

Contributed by Kyhl Austin on 20 July, 2016 - 6:25pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz
Last updated 3 July, 2017 - 3:39am

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