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Species Plusia nichollae - Hodges#8951

927 Plusia nichollae - No Common Name 8951 - Plusia nichollae

952 Plusia nichollae - No Common Name 8951 - Plusia nichollae

Noctuidae: Plusia nichollae - Plusia nichollae

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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 Plusiinae (Looper Moths)

Tribe Plusiini

Subtribe Plusiina

Genus Plusia

Species nichollae (Plusia nichollae - Hodges#8951)

Hodges Number

8951

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Plusia nichollae (Hampson, 1913)

Phytometra nichollae Hampson, 1913

Autographa nichollae

Chrysaspidia nichollae

Phytometra putnami ab. mendocinensis Strand, 1917

* phylogentic sequence #931237

Size

forewing length 1.4-1.9 cm (Powell & Opler, 2009)(1)

Range

Alaska to northern California (Eichlin & Cunningham, 1978).(2)

See Also

Plusia contexta

Megalographa biloba

Print References

Eichlin, T. D. & H. B. Cunningham 1978. The Plusiinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) of America north of Mexico, emphasizing genitalic and larval morphology. USDA Tech. Bulletin 1567: 1-122 (PDF)

Hampson, G. F. 1913. Noctuidae. Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae British Museum 13: 510

Lafontaine, J. D. & R. W. Poole 1991. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 25.1: p.129; pl.1.56-57

Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl.50.10f; p.279

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group - species page

Pacific Northwest Moths - species page

Works Cited

1.	Moths of Western North America Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.

2.	The Plusiinae (Lepidoptera:Noctuidae) of America north of Mexico, emphasizing genitalic and larval morphology Thomas D. Eichlin, Hugh B. Cunningham. 1978. United States Department of Agriculture Technical Bulletin 1567: 1-121.

Contributed by John Davis on 7 September, 2007 - 2:46pm
Additional contributions by Aaron Schusteff, Robert Lord Zimlich, Randy Hardy
Last updated 23 October, 2022 - 2:39am

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