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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) » Orthosiini » Orthosia » Orthosia segregata - Hodges#10493 (Orthosia segregata)

Species Orthosia segregata - Hodges#10493

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Identification · Range · Food · See Also · 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 Orthosiini
Genus Orthosia
Species segregata (Orthosia segregata - Hodges#10493)
Hodges Number
10493
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Orthosia segregata (Smith, 1893)
Mamestra segregata Smith, 1893
M. gussata Smith, 1895
M. plicata Smith, 1898
M. negussa Smith, 1900
Phylogenetic sequence # 932776 (1)
Identification
Gray forewing with large discal spots and a black median bar.
Range
British Columbia and Alberta south to Colorado.
Food
The larval host is Shepherdia sp. (buffalo berry).
See Also
Compare on the pinned plates of Moth Photographers Group.
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (2)
Pacific Northwest Moths
The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (3)
Nearctica.com (4)
Lepbarcoding.org
Works Cited
1.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 .
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
3.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
4.Noctuidae of North America (nearctica.com)
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 26 April, 2012 - 4:10pm
Additional contributions by Steve Morris
Last updated 3 January, 2024 - 2:50pm

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