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Species Anhimella contrahens - Hodges#10530

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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 Eriopygini
Genus Anhimella
Species contrahens (Anhimella contrahens - Hodges#10530)

Hodges Number

10530

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Anhimella contrahens (Walker, 1860)
Celaena? contrahens Walker, 1860
Mamestra thecata Morrison, 1875

Size

Forewing length: 12-13 mm (1).

Identification

"This species can usually be recognized despite the variation in color and degree of mottling by the small size, dull-color, toothed lines with pale filling and smooth courses across the wing, and pale spots with dark filling" (2).

Range

"From the Northwest Territories and British Columbia across Canada to Nova Scotia and south to California, Arizona, Colorado, and in the East, to New Jersey" (1).

Habitat

"This species is widely distributed in forest and riparian habitats" (2)

Season

Late June to early August (1).

Food

Captive larvae will feed on dandelion (Taraxacum officinale), but the preferred wild host is unknown (1).

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (MPG)
Pacific Northwest Moths
Barcode of Life (BOLD)

Works Cited

1.Moths of Western North America
Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.
2.Pacific Northwest Moths
Contributed by John Davis on 6 September, 2007 - 5:31pm
Additional contributions by Kyhl Austin, Steve Morris
Last updated 22 December, 2023 - 6:21pm

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