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Species Metaxaglaea australis - Southern Sallow Moth - Hodges#9945.1

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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 Xylenini
Subtribe Xylenina
Genus Metaxaglaea
Species australis (Southern Sallow Moth - Hodges#9945.1)
Hodges Number
9945.1
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Metaxaglaea australis Schweitzer, 1979 (1)
Phylogenetic sequence # 932600
Numbers
There are five named species of Metaxaglaea in America north of Mexico. . (2)
Size
Forewing length 18-21 mm. (1)
Identification
Original description of Metaxaglaea australis Schweitzer, 1979. (PDF)(1)
Range
Texas and Arkansas to South Carolina(3) and Florida(4), (5).
Moth Photographers Group - large map with some distribution data.
Season
Most records of adults are from January to April and October to December. (6), (5)
Food
Larval host is possibly Quercus L. (oak). (5)
Print References
Schweitzer, 1979. A revision of the genus Metaxaglaea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Cuculliinae) with descriptions of two new species. 5, f. 1-6. (1)
Wagner, D.L. 2011. Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America. (7)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)
Works Cited
1.A revision of the genus Metaxaglaea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Cuculliinae) with descriptions of two new species.
Dale F. Schweitzer. 1979. Postilla 178:1-35.
2.Check list of the Lepidoptera of America north of Mexico.
Hodges, et al. (editors). 1983. E. W. Classey, London. 284 pp.
3.South Carolina Moth Species
4.Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Florida
5.Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Land Areas: Lepidoptera of Florida
J.B. Heppner. 2003. Florida Department of Agriculture 17(1): 1-670.
6.North American Moth Photographers Group
7.Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America
David L. Wagner. 2011. Princeton University Press.
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 12 March, 2013 - 8:43pm
Last updated 14 March, 2013 - 11:30pm

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