Apamea spaldingi or A. cinefacta? - Apamea spaldingi - BugGuide.Net

HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp

Clickable Guide

Calendar

Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29

Previous events

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData

Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Owlet Moths (Noctuidae) » Cutworm or Dart Moths (Noctuinae) » Apameini » Apamea » Spalding's Quaker - Hodges#9356 (Apamea spaldingi)

Photo#2130741

Copyright © 2022 Pamela Piombino

Apamea spaldingi or A. cinefacta? - Apamea spaldingi

6 miles west of Longmont, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
May 17, 2022

Native and xeric gardens at 5200', came to MV light

tag · login or register to post comments

Contributed by Pamela Piombino on 16 June, 2022 - 9:11pm
Last updated 20 June, 2022 - 2:19pm

Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… Steve Morris, 20 June, 2022 - 2:19pm

login or register to post comments

A. spaldingi

Hi Steve,

Thanks for the further comments. I just wasn't sure if there had been DNA work that you were not aware of. I find it strange that MPG leaves so many data points for cinefacta on their site.

… Pamela Piombino, 20 June, 2022 - 1:48pm

login or register to post comments

MPG maps

Many of the maps at MPG need to be updated. From what I understand this is not an easy task. Steve Nanz is trying to modernize the platform it is all built on so that maybe he can enlist some help with corrections/edits. Even with better maps, it will still be important for us to research on our own with the MONA fascicles and other publications that are referenced at BugGuide and MPG.

… Steve Morris, 20 June, 2022 - 2:19pm

login or register to post comments

Apamea

Hi Steve,

Are you aware that MPG has A. cinefacta reported multiple times? I wonder if any were confirmed with DNA?
http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=9357

… Pamela Piombino, 19 June, 2022 - 8:01pm

login or register to post comments

did you read my comment?

Yes I was aware and mention the MPG Colorado reports of cinefacta in my comment below. Since then I have also checked BOLD and there are no DNA confirmed reports of cindefacta from Colorado.

… Steve Morris, 20 June, 2022 - 1:44pm

login or register to post comments

spaldingi

According to PNW Moths and MONA Fascicle 26-9, cinefacta does not occur this far east. The MPG records of that species showing in Colorado are probably just errant reports.

… Steve Morris, 19 June, 2022 - 4:28pm

login or register to post comments

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Printer Friendly Version

Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact