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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) » Hadenini » Hadena » Hadena plumasata - Hodges#10323  (Hadena plumasata)

Species Hadena plumasata - Hodges#10323

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Remarks · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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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 plumasata (Hadena plumasata - Hodges#10323 )
Hodges Number
10323
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Hadena plumasata Buckett & Bauer, 1967
Anepia plumasata Buckett & Bauer, 1967 (1)
Phylogenetic sequence # 932921
Explanation of Names
plumasata is named for the collection site of Plumas County. (2)
Numbers
There are 15 Hadena species found in America north of Mexico. (3), (4)
Size
Forewing length 15-17 mm. (2)
Identification
The original description as Anepia plumasata Buckett & Bauer is available online in PDF. (1)
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The only Hadena with a dark, charcoal grey forewing and no basal dash. Also has a less distinctive/contrasting "W" shape along the subterminal line than the other species.(2)
Range
Eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada of California from Plumas County south to Mariposa County. (2)
Habitat
Mixed oak/douglas fir/incense cedar/manzanita forests at mid-elevations (1,000-8,000'). (2)
Season
Adults are most often reported from May through June. (1), (4)
Remarks
Uncommon in collections.
See Also
Hadena amabilis
Hadena gabrieli
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Print References
Buckett, J.S., & W.R. Bauer, 1967. Description of a new species of Anepia Hampson from the Sierra Nevada of (Noctuidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 21(4): 235-240, figs. 1, 2, 5, 7, 9. (1)
Troubridge, J.T., & L.G. Crabo 2002. A review of the Nearctic species of Hadena Schrank, 1802 (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) with descriptions of six new species. p. 126, fig. 12. (2)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Works Cited
1.Description of a new species of Anepia [Hadena] Hampson from the Sierra Nevada of (Noctuidae)
John S. Buckett. 1967. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 21(4): 235-240.
2.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.
3.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 .
4.North American Moth Photographers Group
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 26 January, 2012 - 12:53am
Last updated 10 April, 2013 - 11:33pm

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