Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Condica mersa (Morrison, 1875)
Segetia mersa Morrison, 1875
(1)
Crambodes lunata Barnes & McDunnough, 1916
(2)
Draudtia lunata (Barnes & McDunnough, 1916)
Identification
"This species can be identified by its streaky dark brown-gray forewing with pale filling of the lower reniform spot"
(3).
Range
Records from California, Idaho, Nevada, and Oregon
(3),
(4),
(5).
Habitat
"This species is moderately common on dry, open sagebrush steppe and in juniper woodlands at low to middle elevations east of the Cascades"
(3).
Season
California records from March to August; May to August in other states
(4).
Food
Unknown, but rabbitbrush (
Chrysothamnus spp.) is suspected based upon closely related species"
(3),
(5).
Remarks
This species is apparently quite rare in collections
(3),
(5).
Print References
Barnes, W.; McDunnough, J.H. 1916. "Contributions to the natural history of the Lepidoptera of North America". Vol. 3:
11 (2).
Morrison, H.K. 1875. "Notes on the Noctuidae".
Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, 18:
120 (1).
Contributed by
Kyhl Austin on 9 January, 2018 - 8:27pm
Additional contributions by
BlockyLast updated 9 January, 2018 - 11:00pm
