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Species Melanchra pulverulenta - Hodges#10294

Undefined Melanchra - Melanchra pulverulenta Trichordestra dodii maybe - Melanchra pulverulenta Black and Yellow Stripes - Melanchra pulverulenta Melanchra pulverulenta Noctuid - Melanchra pulverulenta Noctuid - Melanchra pulverulenta Melanchra pulverulenta Melanchra pulverulenta
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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 Noctuinae (Cutworm or Dart Moths)
Tribe Hadenini
Genus Melanchra
Species pulverulenta (Melanchra pulverulenta - Hodges#10294)
Hodges Number
10294
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Melanchra pulverulenta (Smith, 1888)
Size
FW length 14 - 18 mm a
Identification
This species can usually be identified by the combination of a dark olive-gray FW with a uneven but distinct white subterminal line forming a spot near the anal angle. a
Range
Widely distributed across boreal North America. It occurs from Alaska to Newfoundland in the North. The southern limits are New York in the East, Minnesota in the Midwest, Colorado in the Rocky Mountains, and California along the Pacific Coast. a
See Also
It is most similar to Melanchra assimilis, which is darker and more uniform black. The white subterminal spot is restricted to the anal angle of FW. a