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Species Euxoa scotogrammoides - Hodges#10746

moth - Euxoa scotogrammoides moth - Euxoa scotogrammoides
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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 Agrotina
Genus Euxoa
No Taxon (Subgenus Euxoa)
No Taxon (serricornis group)
Species scotogrammoides (Euxoa scotogrammoides - Hodges#10746)
Hodges Number
10746
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Euxoa scotogrammoides McDunnough, 1932
Size
forewing length 16-17 mm (1)
Identification
Description can be found in MONA Fascicle 27-2 at link in citations below. The barely traceable maculation of this species resembles a number of other Euxoa species but flies earlier. (1)
Range
south-central British Columbia south to Modoc County, CA and southeastward to western Montana, northern Utah and western Colorado (1)
Habitat
dry, open coniferous forest (1)
Season
mid-May to early July (1)
Internet References
Works Cited
1.The Moths of America North of Mexico, Noctuoidea, Noctuidae (Part), Noctuinae (Part-Euxoa), Fascicle 27.2
J. Donald LaFontane. 1987. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.