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Species Hypotrix hueco - Hodges#10600

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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 Eriopygini

Genus Hypotrix

Species hueco (Hypotrix hueco - Hodges#10600 )

Hodges Number

10600

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Hypotrix hueco (Barnes, 1904) (1)

Hexorthodes hueco (Barnes, 1904)

Mamestra hueco Barnes, 1904 (2)

Phylogenetic sequence # 933181

Size

FWL: 14 to 16 mm (1).

Identification

"Hypotrix hueco is superficially similar to H. alamosa, but averages larger, the medial area is pale with whitish shading that contrasts with the darker color of the basal and subterminal areas, and the postmedial line is well removed from the outer edge of the reniform spot. The outward displacement of the postmedial line results in a very narrow subterminal area, similar in width to the terminal area" (1).

Range

This species is known only from Southeastern Arizona. (1).

Season

"Collecting dates range from mid-June to mid-August" (1).

See Also

Hypotrix alamosa

Print References

Barnes, W. 1904. "New species of North American Lepidoptera". The Canadian Entomologist, 36(8): 198-200 (2).

Lafontaine, J.D.; Ferris, C.D.; Walsh, J.B. 2010. "A revision of the genus Hypotrix Guenee in North America with descriptions of four new species and a new genus (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Noctuinae, Eriopygini)". ZooKeys, 39: 248, figs. 15, 30, 45 (1).

Internet References

Species page at Moth Photographers Group (3)

Species page at Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (4)

Species page at Moths of Southeastern Arizona

Works Cited

1.	A revision of the genus Hypotrix Guenee in North America with descriptions of four new species and ... Donald Lafontaine, Clifford Ferris, J. Walsh. 2010. Zoo Keys 39: 225-253.

2.	New species of North American Lepidoptera William Barnes. 1904. The Canadian Entomologist, 36(8): 237-244 .

3.	North American Moth Photographers Group

4.	BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems

Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 30 July, 2013 - 11:09pm
Additional contributions by Kyhl Austin
Last updated 14 December, 2017 - 5:26pm

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