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Species Abagrotis mexicana - Hodges#11029.1

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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 Noctuini
Subtribe Noctuina
Genus Abagrotis
Species mexicana (Abagrotis mexicana - Hodges#11029.1)
Hodges Number
11029.1
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Abagrotis mexicana Lafontaine, 1998 (1)
Size
FWL: 18 to 20 mm (1).
Range
North of Mexico, this species is known from western Texas and southernmost New Mexico and Arizona (1).
Season
Records from June to October (1).
Print References
Lafontaine, J.D. 1998. "The Moths of America North of Mexico, Noctuiodea, Noctuinae, Noctuini (Part), Fascicle 27.3". The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, p. 233; pl. 7.15-16 (1).
Internet References
Species page at Moth Photographers Group (MPG) (2)
Species page at The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (3)
Works Cited
1.The Moths of America North of Mexico, Noctuiodea, Noctuinae, Noctuini (Part), Fascicle 27.3
J. Donald LaFontaine. 1998. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
3.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Kyhl Austin on 6 September, 2017 - 3:11pm
Last updated 3 March, 2018 - 2:00pm

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