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Species Dichagyris proclivis - Hodges#10871

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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 Noctuini
Subtribe Agrotina
Genus Dichagyris
Species proclivis (Dichagyris proclivis - Hodges#10871)
Hodges Number
10871
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Dichagyris proclivis (Smith, 1888) (1)
Agrotis proclivis Smith, 1888
Loxagrotis proclivis (Smith, 1888)
Phylogenetic sequence # 933234
Numbers
There are 26 named species of the genus Agrotis in America north of Mexico. (1)
Size
Wingspan 38-40 mm. (Smith), (2)
Identification
Smith (1887) original description as Agrotis proclivis is available in the print references.
Specimen identified by DNA analysis (BOLD). (3)
Range
Arizona to Texas(4).
Moth Photographers Group - large map with some distribution data.
Season
Main flight is from June to October. (2)
See Also
Compare to related species on the pinned plates of Moth Photographers Group.
Print References
Smith, J.B. 1887. New genera and species of North American Noctuidae. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 10: 453.
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (2)
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (3)
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.North American Moth Photographers Group
3.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
4.Moths of Dallas County, Texas
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 16 March, 2011 - 6:09pm
Last updated 7 December, 2013 - 9:19pm

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