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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Owlet Moths (Noctuidae) » Cutworm or Dart Moths (Noctuinae) » Noctuini » Agrotina » Euxoa » Subgenus Euxoa (Euxoa Subgenus Euxoa) » simulata group (Euxoa simulata group) » Euxoa simulata - Hodges#10754 (Euxoa simulata)

Species Euxoa simulata - Hodges#10754

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Euxoa simulata - Hodges #10754 - Euxoa simulata
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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 (simulata group)
Species simulata (Euxoa simulata - Hodges#10754)
Hodges Number
10754
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Euxoa simulata McDunnough, 1946
Phylogenetic sequence # 933385 (1)
Size
Forewing length 14–17 mm. (2)
Identification
Pacific Northwest Moths has a detailed description.
Range
California to Texas and British Columbia.
Habitat
Occurs in dry forests west of the Rocky Mountains.
Season
The main flight period is June to September.
Food
The host is unknown.
Remarks
Uncommon.
See Also
Euxoa terrenus
Euxoa antica
Print References
Lafontaine, J.D., 1987. The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 27.2. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation: p. 82; pl. 3.50-51. (3)
Metzler, E., Bustos, D. & G. Forbes. 2009.The Lepidoptera of White Sands National Monument, Otero County, New Mexico, USA 1. Two new species of Noctuidae (Lepidoptera, Noctuinae, Agrotini). ZooKeys 9. Special issue: pp. 51, 54; figs 8, 11. (4)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (5)
Pacific Northwest Moths (2)
The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (6)
Works Cited
1.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 .
2.Pacific Northwest Moths
3.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.
4.The Lepidoptera of White Sands National Monument, Otero County, New Mexico, USA 1. Two new species of ...
Eric Metzler, David Bustos, Gregory Forbes. 2009. ZooKeys 9: Special issue: 47-62.
5.North American Moth Photographers Group
6.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 16 September, 2013 - 2:26pm
Additional contributions by Steve Morris
Last updated 7 September, 2022 - 10:35am

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