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Species Hypotrix ferricola - Hodges#10614

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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 Hypotrix
Species ferricola (Hypotrix ferricola - Hodges#10614)
Hodges Number
10614
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Hypotrix ferricola (Smith, 1905)
Trichorthosia ferricola (Smith, 1905)
Leucania ferricola Smith, 1905 (1)
Size
FWL: 13 to 15 mm (2).
Identification
"Within [the] United States the boldly streaked orange and blackish-gray forewing pattern of Hypotrix ferricola is unmistakable" (2).
Range
"Southeastern Arizona, southwestern New Mexico, and northern Mexico" (2).
Habitat
"Most records are from ponderosa pine forests" (2).
Season
Collecting dates range from early April to early August, possibly representing several generations" (2).
See Also
Hypotrix aselenographa (Dyar, 1916), a Mexican species.
Print References
Lafontaine, J.D.; Ferris, C.D.; Walsh, J.B. 2010. "A revision of the genus Hypotrix Guenee in North America with descriptions of four new species and a new genus (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Noctuinae, Eriopygini)". ZooKeys, 39: 230, figs. 1, 2, 19, 34 (2).
Smith, J.B. 1905. "New species of Noctuidae for 1905, No. 3". Journal of The New York Entomological Society, 13: 203 (1).
Internet References
Works Cited
1.New species of Noctuidae for 1905, No. 3
John B Smith. 1905. Journal of The New York Entomological Society, 13: 188--211.
2.A revision of the genus Hypotrix Guenee in North America with descriptions of four new species and ...
Donald Lafontaine, Clifford Ferris, J. Walsh. 2010. Zoo Keys 39: 225-253.
3.North American Moth Photographers Group
4.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems