Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Tarache tenuicula (Morrison, 1875)
Acontia nuicola Smith, 1900
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Acontia meskei Smith, 1900
Tarache mescei Hampson, 1910
Graeperia carcharodonta Hampson, 1910
Phylogenetic sequence # 931341
(2) Numbers
Lafontaine & Schmidt (2010) listed 34 species of the genus
Tarache in America north of Mexico.
(2)Range
Moth Photographers Group includes Arizona records.
(4)Season
The main flight period appears to be May to September.
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(3)Print References
Hampson, G.F. 1910.
Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. London, 10:
740.
Morrison, H.K. 1875. List of a collection of Texas Noctuidae, with descriptions of the new species.
Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, 17:
218.
Smith, J.B. 1900. Contributions toward a monograph of the Noctuidae of Boreal North America. Revision of the species of
Acontia Ochs.
Transactions of the American Entomological Society 27:
67.
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