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Species Chamaeclea basiochrea - Hodges#9790

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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 Acontiinae (Bird Dropping Moths)
Tribe Chamaecleini
Genus Chamaeclea
Species basiochrea (Chamaeclea basiochrea - Hodges#9790)
Hodges Number
9790
Other Common Names
Malvastrum seedcopper (1)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Chamaeclea basiochrea Barnes & McDunnough (2), 1916
syn. Chamaeclea mapensa Dyar, 1919
Phylogenetic sequence # 931760
Numbers
Chamaeclea includes two species in America north of Mexico. (3)
Size
Forewing length 10-12 mm. (4)
Identification
The original description is available in the print references below.
Range
Southern Texas. (5), (6), (4)
Eastern Mexico to Veracruz. (6),
Type localities: USA: Texas, Brownsville & San Benito. (4)
Season
The flight period is September to November. (6), (5)
Food
The larvae feed on the flower and seeds of Malvastrum (false mallow). (1)
See Also
Chamaeclea pernana
Print References
Barnes & McDunnough, 1916, Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America. 3(1): 12, pl. 3, fig. 22.
Poole, R.W., 1995. The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 26.1. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation. p. 155; pl. 4.49-50. (4)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (5)
nearctica.com (6)
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (7)
Works Cited
1.Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America
David L. Wagner. 2011. Princeton University Press.
2.James Halliday McDunnough (1877 -1962) A biographical obituary and bibliography
Douglas C. Ferguson . 1962. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 16(4): 209-228.
3.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 .
4.The Moths of America North of Mexico. Fascicle 26.1. Noctuoidea, Noctuidae: Cuculliinae, Stiriinae, Psaphidinae.
Robert W. Poole. 1995. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.
5.North American Moth Photographers Group
6.Noctuidae of North America (nearctica.com)
7.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 19 March, 2013 - 8:48am
Last updated 26 September, 2013 - 9:20am

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