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Species Euxoa olivalis - Hodges#10833

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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 (detersa group)
Species olivalis (Euxoa olivalis - Hodges#10833)
Hodges Number
10833
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Euxoa olivalis (Grote, 1879)
Phylogenetic sequence # 933442
Size
Forewing length 12–16 mm. (1)
Identification
The light grey or white cubital vein will distinguish most specimens of Euxoa olivalis from E. plagigera. Dissection may be required on some specimens for positive identification.
Range
Southern California, Arizona, and northern New Mexico to British Columbia and Saskatchewan. (2), (3)
Season
June to August.
Print References
Lafontaine, J.D., 1987. The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 27.2. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation. p. 127; pl. 7.1-2. (4)
Works Cited
1.Pacific Northwest Moths
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
3. An annotated list of the Lepidoptera of Alberta, Canada
Gregory R. Pohl, Gary G. Anweiler, B. Christian Schmidt, Norbert G. Kondla. 2010. ZooKeys 38: 1–549.
4.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.
5.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems