Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Mycterophora inexplicata (Walker, [1863])
Scotosia inexplicata Walker, 1862
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Mycterophora slossoniae Hulst, 1898
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Phylogenetic sequence # 930674
Explanation of Names
mycter is the Greek word meaning nose.
(2) Numbers
There are five
Mycterophora species in America north of Mexico.
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Mycterophora inexplicata is the only species of the five that occurs in eastern North America.
(1) Identification
The forewing has a yellow costa and the veins interrupt the transverse lines. No discal spots.
Sexes are similar with the males distinguished by the broadly
pectinate antennae.
The similar Mycterophora longipalpata does not have the yellow costa, and the lines are not interrupted by the veins. M. longipalpata has dark discal spots on both wings.
Range
All of southern Canada and south to Minnesota and New Hampshire.
(4)Season
Adults fly from June through August.
(4)Food
Larval host and immature stages are unknown.
(5)See Also
Mycterophora longipalpata lacks the yellow costa.
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Several Mycterophora species are similar.
This group can be difficult to determine from photos but range can help.
Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility -
Mycterophora inexplicata and
M. longipalpata comparison photos.
Print References
Franclemont, J G. 1985. A new species of
Parascotia with notes on the genera
Mycterophora and
Parascotia (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: incertae sedis).
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Hulst, 1898.
The Canadian Entomologist. 30:
120.
Walker, 1862. List of specimens of Lepidopterist insects in the collection of the British Museum. 26: 1722.
