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Species Anicla espoetia - Hodges#10910.1

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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 Anicla
Species espoetia (Anicla espoetia - Hodges#10910.1)
Hodges Number
10910.1
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Anicla espoetia (Dyar, 1910)
Euagrotis espoetia
Lycophotia espoetia Dyar, 1910
Phylogenetic Sequence # 933224
Size
Forewing length 15-19 mm (1)
Range
south-central & south-western (AZ, CO, NM, TX, UT) (2)(3)
See Also
Check the distribution ranges to help eliminate most of these similar species.
Anicla forbesi
Anicla illapsa
Anicla mus
Anicla tenuescens
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)
Works Cited
1.The Moths of America North of Mexico, Noctuoidea, Noctuidae (Part), Noctuinae (Part-Agrotini), Fascicle 27.1
J. Donald Lafontaine. 2004. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
3.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Bob Biagi on 27 October, 2021 - 11:35am
Additional contributions by Steve Morris
Last updated 6 January, 2023 - 1:07pm

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