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Species Euxoa stygialis - Hodges#10761

Representative Images

Moth - Euxoa stygialis
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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 Euxoa
No Taxon (Subgenus Euxoa)
No Taxon (punctigera group)
Species stygialis (Euxoa stygialis - Hodges#10761 )

Hodges Number

10761

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Euxoa stygialis (Barnes & McDunnough, 1912)
Feltia stygialis Barnes & McDunnough, 1912 (1)
Phylogenetic sequence #933390.00

Explanation of Names

Specific epithet from Latin meaning "of the river Styx, hated, hellish, deadly."

Size

Wingspan about 45 mm. (1)

Identification

Adult - dark basal dash on the forewings. See description by Barnes & McDunnough in Print References.

Range

Arizona.
Type locality: Santa Catalina Mountains, Pima County, Arizona (1-7 July). (1)

Print References

Barnes, Wm. & J.H. McDunnough. 1912. Contributions to the natural history of the Lepidoptera of North America 1(5): 8, pl.1, f.16. (1)
Lafontaine, J.D., 1987. The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 27.2: p.84; pl.4.6-7. (2)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (3)
The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (4)

Works Cited

1.Contributions to the natural history of the Lepidoptera of North America (Vols. 1-4)
William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough. 1911. Decatur ILL., The Review Press.
2.The Moths of America North of Mexico, Noctuoidea, Noctuidae (Part), Noctuinae (Part-Euxoa), Fascicle 27.2
J. Donald LaFontane. 1987. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.
3.North American Moth Photographers Group
4.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Randy Hardy on 18 August, 2013 - 2:24pm
Additional contributions by Maury Heiman
Last updated 29 January, 2019 - 9:28am

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