Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Acronicta lupini (
Grote, 1873)
Apatela lupini Grote, 1873
Merolonche atlinensis Barnes & Benjamin, 1926 [#9278]; syn. in Lafontaine & Schmidt (2010)
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Acronicta lupina McDunnough, 1938
Merolonche ursina Smith, 1898 [#9279]; syn. in Pohl et al. (2010)
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Acronicta ursini Smith, 1911
Merolonche australis Mustelin & Leuschner, 2000 [#9275.1]; syn. in Schmidt & Anweiler (2020)
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There are more than 70
Acronicta species in America north of Mexico.
(1)Range
Canada: YT, NT, BC, AB, MB, QC, NL.
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USA: WA south to southern CA and west to CO and SD.
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Type locality (lupini): CA, USA.
Type locality (ursina): CO, USA.
Type locality (atlinensis): Atlin, BC, Canada.
Type locality (australis): Sugarloaf Mtn., San Bernardino Co., CA, USA.
Season
Adults have been collected March to August.
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(4)See Also
Compare on the pinned plates of
Moth Photographers Group.
Print References
Grote
(6), A.R. 1873. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences. 1: 79.
Mustelin & Leuschner, 2000.
Proceedings of the San Diego Society of Natural History, 36:
4. (Original description of
A. australis)
Powell, J.A., & P.A. Opler 2009. Moths of Western North America. p. 283, pl. 50.42.
(4) listed as
Merolonche lupini)
Schmidt & Anweiler, 2020, MONA Fascicle 25.4: 240; pl. A-18, figs. 1-8 (adult); pl. 28, fig. 5 (♂ gen.); pl. 44, fig. 1 (♀ gen.); pl. L-17, fig. 5. (larva).
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