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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Owlet Moths (Noctuidae) » Cutworm or Dart Moths (Noctuinae) » Xylenini » Cosmiina » Enargia » Enargia fausta - Hodges#9550.2 (Enargia fausta)

Species Enargia fausta - Hodges#9550.2

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Food · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Enargia fausta male and female - Enargia fausta - male - female

Enargia fausta - Hodges #9550.2 - Enargia fausta

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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 Xylenini

Subtribe Cosmiina

Genus Enargia

Species fausta (Enargia fausta - Hodges#9550.2)

Hodges Number

9550.2

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Described by Schmidt in 2010

Explanation of Names

"The specific epithet is derived from Faustus, the alchemist of German legend who sold his soul to Mephistopheles, or Mephisto, in exchange for knowledge."

Size

17.5 mm (males) to 19.4 mm (females)

Identification

"Forewing with black spot at base of reniform that is distinctly darker than other forewing markings. Forewings yellow ochre to orange ochre with contrasting dark markings, never unicolourous grey or brown; AM and PM lines distinct, sharp, and contrasting; border of reniform and orbicular usually sharply defined and continuous."

Range

Alberta to New Brunswick and adjacent states in the U.S.

Habitat

Boreal forests

Season

Type material in the species description is mainly from late July through early September

Food

White Birch, Poplars (Populus spp.)

See Also

Other Enargia species can be separated based on the key in Christian Schmidt's Revision of the genus Enargia.

Print References

(1)

Internet References

All information on this page is from Christian Schmidt's Revision of the genus Enargia

Moth Photographers Group (2)

Pacific Northwest Moths (3)

Barcode of Life (BOLD)

Works Cited

1.	Review of the Nearctic species of Enargia (Hubner), [1821] (Noctuidae, Noctuinae, Xylenini) Christian Schmidt. 2010. ZooKeys 39: Special issue: 205-223.

2.	North American Moth Photographers Group

3.	Pacific Northwest Moths

Contributed by Paul Dennehy on 7 October, 2011 - 10:26pm
Additional contributions by Maury Heiman, Steve Morris
Last updated 20 September, 2022 - 11:28am

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