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Species Eucoptocnemis nr-rufula - Eucoptocnemis nr. rufula - Hodges#10696.89

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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 Noctuini
Subtribe Agrotina
Genus Eucoptocnemis
Species nr-rufula (Eucoptocnemis nr. rufula - Hodges#10696.89)
Hodges Number
10696.89
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Eucoptocnemis nr. rufula
Range
Texas (1)
Remarks
Don Lafontaine (pers., comm., 03/16/2018) advises that E. rufula is not known outside of AZ and NM. Similar examples from Texas likely represent a new undescribed species near rufula. Specimens of this taxon are currently shown shown at BOLD in BIN, BOLD:ADJ4115. - Steve Nanz, 03/18/2018
See Also
Eucoptocnemis rufula is found is found in AZ and NM.
Print References
Lafontaine, J.D., 2004. The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 27.1: 125; plate E.31-35. (2)
Lafontaine J.D. & B.C. Schmidt, 2010. Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico. ZooKeys 40: 100, 229, (3)
Powell, J.A. & P.A. Opler, 1009. Moths of Western North America. University of California Press, 309, plate 56.41. (4)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (MPG) (5)
Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:ADJ4115 (1)
Works Cited
1.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
2.The Moths of America North of Mexico, Noctuoidea, Noctuidae (Part), Noctuinae (Part-Agrotini), Fascicle 27.1
J. Donald Lafontaine. 2004. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.
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.Moths of Western North America
Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.
5.North American Moth Photographers Group
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 3 August, 2013 - 12:37pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz
Last updated 22 January, 2023 - 10:58am

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