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Species Apamea sora - Hodges#9339.1

Apamea sora - Hodges #9339.1 - Apamea sora

Noctuidae: Apamea amputatrix - Apamea sora

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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 sora (Apamea sora - Hodges#9339.1 )

Hodges Number

9339.1

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Apamea sora (Smith, 1903)

Apamea auranticolor sora

Phylogenetic sequence # 932327 (1)

Numbers

Lafontaine & Schmidt (2010) listed 64 species of the genus Apamea in America north of Mexico. (1)

Size

Forewing length 17-21 mm. (2)

Identification

genitalia:

Range

Oregon and Montana to Yukon Territory and Saskatchewan. (3), (4)

Season

The main flight period appears to be May to September. (4)

July to August in Alberta. (3)

Print References

Mikkola, K., Lafontaine, J.D. & J. Gill 2009. The Moths of America North of Mexico. Fascicle 26.9. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation. (2)

Internet References

Pacific Northwest Moths (5)

Moth Photographers Group (4)

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (6)

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.	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.

3.	An annotated list of the Lepidoptera of Alberta, Canada Gregory R. Pohl, Gary G. Anweiler, B. Christian Schmidt, Norbert G. Kondla. 2010. ZooKeys 38: 1–549.

4.	North American Moth Photographers Group

5.	Pacific Northwest Moths

6.	BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems

Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 24 July, 2012 - 1:11pm
Additional contributions by Tony-2
Last updated 25 March, 2018 - 2:30pm

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