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Species Homorthodes fractura - Hodges#10534

Representative Images

168 Homorthodes fractura 10534 - Homorthodes fractura 815 Homorthodes fractura 10534 - Homorthodes fractura 1174 Homorthodes fractura - Homorthodes fractura Unknown Noctuid - Homorthodes fractura Homorthodes fractura ? - Homorthodes fractura Arizona Moth - Homorthodes fractura Moth - Homorthodes fractura Homorthodes fractura ? - Homorthodes fractura
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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 Homorthodes
Species fractura (Homorthodes fractura - Hodges#10534)

Hodges Number

10534

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Homorthodes fractura (Smith, 1906)
Phylogenetic Sequence # 933091

Identification

Specimens identified by DNA analysis:

Range

western (AZ, CA, BC, MT, NM, OR, TX, WA) south into Mexico (1)(2)

Remarks

Subspecies:
Homorthodes fractura fractura
Homorthodes fractura mecrona Smith, 1908

See Also

H. fractura is a variable species. The amelanic ones are similar to H. communis but tend to be larger and less "orange". You can also tell the males apart by brushing the scales off the tips of the valves and checking them under a scope. (Lars Crabro)

Internet References

Wikipedia
PNW Moths
Moth Photographers Group
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)

Works Cited

1.North American Moth Photographers Group
2.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by John Davis on 21 July, 2008 - 6:14pm
Additional contributions by Robert H. Biagi
Last updated 27 April, 2021 - 8:03pm

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