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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Erebidae » Erebinae » Omopterini » Euparthenos » Locust Underwing - Hodges#8719 (Euparthenos nubilis)

Species Euparthenos nubilis - Locust Underwing - Hodges#8719

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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 Erebidae
Subfamily Erebinae
Tribe Omopterini
Genus Euparthenos
Species nubilis (Locust Underwing - Hodges#8719)
Hodges Number
8719
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Euparthenos nubilis (Hübner, 1823)
Phylogenetic sequence # 931055
Numbers
Euparthenos nubilis is the only member of the genus in America north of Mexico. (1), (2)
Size
Nelson & Loy (1983) listed the wingspan as 60-70 mm. (3)
Crumb (1956) reported the larvae mature at about 50 mm. (4)
Identification
The hindwing is deep yellow/orange with 4 wavy black bands.
Range
Maine and Ontario, to northern Florida. West to Nebraska and Arizona. (3), (5), (6)
Season
2 broods, April to September.
Food
The larval host is Robinia pseudoacacia (black locust). (4)
Adults are often found on fermenting fruit. (2)
Life Cycle
Larva; adult
Remarks
Adults are often attracted to light. (2)
See Also
True underwings (Catocala) HW have only 2-3 black bands on hindwing.
Print References
Covell, Charles Jr., Field Guide to Moths of Eastern North America. (7)
Powell, J.A. & P.A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, p. 260, pl. 45.2. (2)
Crumb, Samuel Ebb, 1956. The larvae of the Phalaenidae. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Technical Bulletin no. 1135 p. 287. (4)
Nelson, John M. & Peter W. Loy, 1983. The underwing moths (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) of Oklahoma. Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science, 63: 60, 61, 63. (3)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (5)
Maryland Moths
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (8)
Works Cited
1.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 .
2.Moths of Western North America
Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.
3.The underwing moths (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) of Oklahoma
John M. Nelson, Peter W. Loy. 1983. Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science, 63: 60-67.
4.The Larvae of the Phalaenidae [Noctuidae]
Samuel Ebb Crumb. 1956. U.S. Department of Agriculture Technical Bulletin 1135: 1-356.
5.North American Moth Photographers Group
6.Oklahoma moth species list by county (PDF)
7.Field Guide to Moths of Eastern North America
Charles V. Covell, Jr. 2005.
8.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by tom murray on 23 December, 2005 - 9:32pm
Additional contributions by Maury Heiman, marcie oconnor, Randy Hardy
Last updated 1 January, 2024 - 1:51pm

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