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Species Tarache geminocula - Hodges#9159.2

Representative Images

Tarache areli? - Tarache geminocula Tarache geminocula? - Tarache geminocula Tarache geminocula Tarache geminocula - female Tarache geminocula - female Tarache geminocula Tarache geminocula - female Tarache geminocula
Show images of: caterpillars · adults · both

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 Acontiinae (Bird Dropping Moths)
Tribe Acontiini
Genus Tarache
Species geminocula (Tarache geminocula - Hodges#9159.2)

Hodges Number

9159.2

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Tarache geminocula Ferris & Lafontaine, 2009 (1)
Phylogenetic sequence # 931359

Explanation of Names

geminocula referring to the pair of eyespots on the forewing.(1), (2)

Numbers

There are 34 species of Tarache are found in America north of Mexico.(3)

Size

Forewing length: (1)
♂ 10-11 mm.
♀ 10-12 mm.

Identification

Dimorphic
The forewing basal area nearly white in males and very pale yellowish in females.
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Specimen identified by DNA analysis (BOLD) (4)

Range

Arizona and Texas, south to Chihuahua, Mexico.
Moth Photographers Group - large map with some distribution data.

Habitat

Riparian canyons, elevations of 4,100-7,400 ft.(1)

Season

Most records of adults are from from June through September. (5), (1)

Life Cycle

Unknown

See Also

There are five very similar species. Information on distinguishing them can be found on the Moth Photographers Group page here.

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group
nearctica.com
BOLD - Barcode of Life Data Systems

Works Cited

1.Review of the Acontia areli group with descriptions of three new species
Clifford Ferris, J. Donald Lafontaine. 2009. ZooKeys 9: 27-46.
2.Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms
Donald J. Borror. 1960. Mayfield Publishing Company.
3.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 .
4.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
5.North American Moth Photographers Group
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 13 September, 2009 - 12:26am
Additional contributions by Chris Grinter
Last updated 23 March, 2013 - 2:27pm

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