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Species Anarta antica - Hodges#10258

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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 Anarta
Species antica (Anarta antica - Hodges#10258)

Hodges Number

10258

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Anarta antica (Smith, 1891)
Trichoclea antica Smith, 1891
Phylogenetic sequence # 932844

Numbers

There are nineteen named species of Anarta in America north of Mexico.(1)

Size

Forewing length 14-16 mm. (2)

Range

Moth Photographers Group - large map with some collection locations and dates.
Type: California, Los Angeles County.(3)

Habitat

Lower elevation desert and forested areas.(2)

Season

Most records are from March through October. (4)

Print References

Hampson, G.F., 1905. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum, 5:
Smith, J.B., 1891. Transactions of the American Entomological Society: 18: , p. 116.

Internet References

Pacific Northwest Moths (2)
Moth Photographers Group (4)
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (5)

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.Pacific Northwest Moths
3.Noctuidae; Lepidopterorum Catalogus (Lepidopterorum Catalogues New Series Fasc 118) Part 1 & 2)
Poole, R. W. 1989. CRC Press .
4.North American Moth Photographers Group
5.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 3 February, 2013 - 1:04pm
Last updated 22 October, 2013 - 10:00am

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