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Nychioptera accola - Hodges#8486 (Nychioptera accola)
Species
Nychioptera accola
- Hodges#8486
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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
Erebidae
Subfamily
Boletobiinae
Tribe
Phytometrini
Genus
Nychioptera
Species
accola
(Nychioptera accola - Hodges#8486)
Hodges Number
8486
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Nychioptera accola
Franclemont, 1966
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1
)
Phylogenetic sequence #
930722
Numbers
Lafontaine & Schmidt (2010) listed three species of the genus
Nychioptera
in America north of Mexico.
(
2
)
Size
Franclemont (1966) listed the wingspan.
(
1
)
♂ 18-21 mm.
♀ 20-21 mm.
Identification
Range
Arizona.
Holotype ♂ collected in Arizona, Santa Cruz County, Pena Blanca, 3950'.
Season
June to August.
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3
)
Print References
Franclemont, J.G., 1966. A new genus,
Nychioptera
, with descriptions of two new species and notes on the genus
Hemeroplanis
(Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 68(4);
297
.
(
1
)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
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3
)
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)
(
4
)
Moths of Southeastern Arizona
Works Cited
1.
A new genus, Nychioptera, with descriptions of two new species and notes on the genus Hemeroplanis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
John G. Franclemont. 1966. Proceedings of The Entomological Society of Washington 68: 295-306.
2.
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 .
3.
North American Moth Photographers Group
4.
BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by
Maury J. Heiman
on 12 August, 2013 - 1:15am
Last updated 12 August, 2013 - 9:51am