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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Owlet Moths (Noctuidae) » Stiriinae » Stiriini » Plagiomimicus » Plagiomimicus dimidiata - Hodges#9745 (Plagiomimicus dimidiata)

Species Plagiomimicus dimidiata - Hodges#9745

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Size · Range · Season · Food · Remarks · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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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 Stiriinae
Tribe Stiriini
Genus Plagiomimicus
Species dimidiata (Plagiomimicus dimidiata - Hodges#9745)
Hodges Number
9745
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Plagiomimicus dimidiata (Grote, 1877) (1)
Stibadium dimidiata (Grote, 1877)
Antaplaga dimidiata Grote, 1877
Phylogenetic sequence # 931648
Numbers
There are 19 named species of Plagiomimicus in America north of Mexico. (2),(3)
Size
Forewing length 13-14 mm.(4)
Range
Idaho to Kansas, south to western Texas and Arizona. (4)
Season
The adults are most common from September to October. (4)
Food
The larval host plant and immature stages are unknown, but is thought to be sunflower species. (5)
Remarks
The adults are often seen on flower blooms during the day and are attracted to lights at night.
See Also
There is no other similar moth in North America. (5)
Print References
Grote, A.R., 1877. Six new Noctuidae. The Canadian Entomologist, 9: 71.
Powell, J.A. & P.A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America. University of California Press,, pl 52.3; p. 288. (4)
Poole, R.W., 1995. The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 26.1, p. 90; pl. 3.24.(6)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (7)
Pacific Northwest Moths (8)
Noctuidae of North America (nearctica.com) (5)
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (9)
Moths of Southeastern Arizona
Works Cited
1.Augustus Radcliffe Grote, Lepidopterist (1841-1903)
2.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 .
3.Additions and corrections to the checklist of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico
J. Donald Lafontaine & B. Christian Schmidt. 2011. Zookeys, 149.1805.
4.Moths of Western North America
Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.
5.Noctuidae of North America (nearctica.com)
6.The Moths of America North of Mexico. Fascicle 26.1. Noctuoidea, Noctuidae: Cuculliinae, Stiriinae, Psaphidinae.
Robert W. Poole. 1995. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.
7.North American Moth Photographers Group
8.Pacific Northwest Moths
9.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 5 October, 2010 - 11:04am
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 21 August, 2013 - 10:37am

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