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Hadena caelestis - Hodges#10322.1 (Hadena caelestis)
Species
Hadena caelestis
- Hodges#10322.1
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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
Hadena
Species
caelestis
(Hadena caelestis - Hodges#10322.1)
Hodges Number
10322.1
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Hadena caelestis
Troubridge & Crabo, 2002
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Phylogenetic sequence #
932917
Explanation of Names
caelestis
is Latin for heavenly, which describes the higher elevations where the species is found.
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Numbers
There are 15 named
Hadena
species in America north of Mexico.
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Size
Forewing length 13-15 mm.
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Identification
Hadena caelestis
is nearly identical to
Hadena ectrapela
.
Hadena caelestis
has a larger, whiter, and more circular orbicular spot.
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Original description of
Hadena caelestis
Troubridge & Crabo is available in PDF.
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Range
British Columbia to central California.
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3
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Type locality: Mt. Kobau, British Columbia.
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Moth Photographers Group
- large map with some distribution data.
Habitat
Higher elevations of 1,800-3,000 m.
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3
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Season
Adults have been recorded mostly from July to August.
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Food
Larval host is not mentioned in the 2002 description.
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See Also
Hadena ectrapela
Hadena siskiyou
Hadena maccabei
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Compare on the pinned plates of
Moth Photographers Group
Print References
Troubridge & Crabo, 2002. A review of the Nearctic species of Hadena (Schrank), 1802 (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) with descriptions of six new species. Fabreries, 27: p. 120-122, figs. 10, 26, 38.
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Internet References
Pacific Northwest Moths
Moth Photographers Group
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)
Noctuoidea of Canada
Works Cited
1.
A review of the Nearctic species of Hadena (Schrank), 1802 (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) with descriptions of six new species.
J. T. Troubridge, L. G. Crabo. 2002. Fabreries 27(2): 109-154.
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.
Pacific Northwest Moths
4.
North American Moth Photographers Group
Contributed by
Maury J. Heiman
on 20 July, 2011 - 2:04pm
Last updated 7 May, 2018 - 8:37am