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Elaphria cornutinis - Hodges#9681.2 (Elaphria cornutinis)
Species
Elaphria cornutinis
- Hodges#9681.2
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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
Elaphriini
Genus
Elaphria
(Midgets)
Species
cornutinis
(Elaphria cornutinis - Hodges#9681.2)
Hodges Number
9681.2
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Elaphria cornutinus
Saluke & Pogue , 2000
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Elaphria cornutinus
Lafontaine & Schmidt, 2010 (misspelling)
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet refers the arrangement of the cornuiti of the vesica.
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Numbers
There are 15 named species of
Elaphria
in America north of Mexico.
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Size
Forewing length is 9-12 mm.
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Identification
Saluke & Pogue (2000), original description is online.
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Specimen identified by DNA analysis (BOLD).
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Range
Southeastern United States.
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Moth Photographers Group
- large map with some collection locations and dates.
Season
Most records are from March through September.
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See Also
Elaphria festivoides
, a Southeastern species
Elaphria alapallida
, a more northern species
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Compare to others on the
archived photos of living moths
and
pinned
plates of Moth Photographers Group.
Print References
Saluke & Pogue , 2000. Resolution of the
Elaphria festivoides
(Guenée) species complex (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington., 102: 233–270.
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Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)
Works Cited
1.
Resolution of the Elaphria festivoides (Guenée) species complex (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae)
Sandra V. Saluke , Michael G. Pogue . 2000. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 102(2): 233-270.
2.
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 .
3.
BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
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North American Moth Photographers Group
Contributed by
Maury J. Heiman
on 11 January, 2013 - 3:37pm
Additional contributions by
Steve Nanz
,
anitagould
Last updated 1 July, 2022 - 3:55pm