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Species Apamea quinteri - Hodges#9329.1

9329.1 - Apamea quinteri Apamea - Apamea quinteri Apamea quinteri
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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 Apameini
Genus Apamea
Species quinteri (Apamea quinteri - Hodges#9329.1)
Hodges Number
9329.1
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Apamea quinteri Mikkola & Lafontaine, 2009 (1)
Phylogenetic sequence # 932301
Numbers
There are 64 Apamea species listed for America north of Mexico. (2)
Size
Wingspan 35-37 mm.
Identification
The original description in MONA Fascicle 26.9. (1)
Specimen identified by DNA analysis (BOLD). (3)
Season
Adults are most often reported from May to July. (1)
See Also
Apamea cariosa has a W-shaped mark midway along the ST line that is not present on quinteri. (1)
Print References
Mikkola, K., J.D. Lafontaine & J.D. Gill, 2009. The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 26.9. p. 35; pl. 1.16-17. (1)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
BOLD - Barcode of Life Data Systems
Works Cited
1.The Moths of America North of Mexico. Fascicle 26.9. Noctuoidea, Noctuidae: Apameini (Part).
Mikkola, Kauri, J. Donald Lafontaine, Jocelyn Gill. 2009. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.
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.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 2 October, 2011 - 4:08pm
Additional contributions by Steve Morris
Last updated 6 July, 2022 - 2:04pm

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