Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Namangana variabilis Barnes & McDunnough, 1912
Namangana variabilis Barnes & McDunnough, 1912
(1),
(2) Explanation of Names
Transferred from the genus Protorthodes to Namangana, Lafontaine et al., 2014 Lafontaine et al., 2014.
Numbers
Lafontaine & Schmidt (2010) listed 15 species of the genus
Protorthodes in America north of Mexico.
(3)Size
Barnes & McDunnough (1912) reported the wingspan as 28-31 mm.
(4)Identification
The Barnes & McDunnough (1912) original description is available online in the print references below.
Range
California, Arizona(?).
(5),
(4)
Moth Photographers Group - large map with some distribution data.
Season
Adults are most common from June through October.
(4)Food
Barnes & McDunnough (1912) did not list a host plant.
See Also
Compare on the pinned plates of
Moth Photographers Group.
Print References
Barnes & McDunnough, 1912. Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America. 1(5):
21,
pl. 1, figs. 4, 5.
(1)
Lafontaine, D., J. Walsh & C. Ferris, 2014. A revision of the genus Protorthodes McDunnough with descriptions of a new genus and four new species (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Noctuinae, Eriopygini). ZooKeys, 421: 139-179.
Contributed by
Maury J. Heiman on 24 June, 2009 - 7:21pm
Additional contributions by
Steve NanzLast updated 26 May, 2021 - 3:02pm
