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Species Tripudia flavofasciata - Hodges#9009

Tripudia flavofasciata - Hodges #9009 - Tripudia flavofasciata

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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 Cobubathinae

Genus Tripudia

Species flavofasciata (Tripudia flavofasciata - Hodges#9009)

Hodges Number

9009

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Tripudia flavofasciata Grote(1), 1877

Phylogenetic sequence # 931268 (2)

Size

Wingspan 12 mm. (3)

Identification

The original description is available online in the print references below.

Specimen identified by DNA analysis (BOLD)(4)

See comments on photos.

Range

Arizona to Indiana to North Carolina and south to Central America. (5), (4), (3), (6)

Type Locality: USA: Alabama, Demopolis. (7)

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Season

Most records of adults are from May to September. (4), (3), (6)

Food

Larval host unknown. (6)

Life Cycle

Hostplant unknown? The moth photographed below seemed very interested in Justicia americana (Water-willow), though no oviposition was observed:

Print References

Grote, A.R. 1877. Six new Noctuidae. The Canadian Entomologist 9(4): 70.

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (3)

Tripudia flavofasciata complex at The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)(4)

Tripudia flavofasciata sp. 1 at The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)(4)

Works Cited

1.	Augustus Radcliffe Grote, Lepidopterist (1841-1903)

2.	Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico. Donald J. Lafontaine, B. Christian Schmidt. 2010. ZooKeys 40: 1–239 .

3.	North American Moth Photographers Group

4.	BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems

5.	Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Florida

6.	Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Land Areas: Lepidoptera of Florida J.B. Heppner. 2003. Florida Department of Agriculture 17(1): 1-670.

7.	Noctuidae; Lepidopterorum Catalogus (Lepidopterorum Catalogues New Series Fasc 118) Part 1 & 2) Poole, R. W. 1989. CRC Press .

Contributed by Cotinis on 19 June, 2008 - 7:55am
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Mike Quinn, Maury Heiman, Robert Lord Zimlich
Last updated 31 August, 2017 - 11:02pm

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