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Species Chalcopasta territans - Hodges#9775

Chalcopasta territans 9775 - Chalcopasta territans

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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 Chalcopasta

Species territans (Chalcopasta territans - Hodges#9775)

Hodges Number

9775

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Chalcopasta territans (Hy. Edwards, 1884)

Basilodes territans Hy. Edwards, 1884

Plusia arianda Druce, 1889 (329)

Plusia arizona French, 1889 (161)

Chalcopasta anopis Dyer, 1918 (348)

Chalcopasta chalcophanis Dyar, 1918 (348)

Phylogenetic sequence #931695.00

Explanation of Names

Specific name territans is Latin meaning "terrified".

Size

Forewing length about 15 mm. (1)

Wingspan: ♂ 33 mm, ♀ 35 mm. (2)

Range

Arizona's Cochise, Pima, and Santa Cruz Counties and south into Mexico. (3)

See Also

Chalcopasta howardi

Print References

Edwards, Hy. 1884. Some new forms of N. American moths. Papilio 4(3): 45

Ottolengui R. 1898. Metallic species of Basilodes and new species of allied genera. The Canadian Entomologist 30(5): 105-108, pl.5, f.1-7 (2)

Poole, R.W. 1995. Noctuoidea, Noctuidae: Cuculliinae, Stiriinae, Psaphidinae. Moths of America North of Mexico Fascicle 26.1: p.145, pl.4.41 (4)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group

Nearctica.com

Moths of Southeastern Arizona

Works Cited

1.	North American Moth Photographers Group

2.	Metallic species of Basilodes and new species of allied genera. R. Ottolengui. 1898. The Canadian Entomologist 30(5): 105-108, pl.5, f.1-7.

3.	Noctuidae of North America (nearctica.com)

4.	The Moths of America North of Mexico. Fascicle 26.1. Noctuoidea, Noctuidae: Cuculliinae, Stiriinae, Psaphidinae. Robert W. Poole. 1995. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.

Contributed by Randy Hardy on 27 August, 2011 - 12:13pm
Last updated 23 January, 2019 - 12:46pm

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