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Species Autographa labrosa - Hodges#8920

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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 Plusiinae (Looper Moths)

Tribe Plusiini

Subtribe Plusiina

Genus Autographa

Species labrosa (Autographa labrosa - Hodges#8920)

Hodges Number

8920

Identification

Similar to Autographa corusca. The species overlap only in Mendocino county, California, where they can be difficult to distinguish. A. corusca generally has a more mottled appearance. The two species can normally be separated by range. (A. corusca occurs from Mendocino county northward to British Columbia, and A. labrosa occurs from Mendocino county southward to San Francisco.)

Range

This species has a very restricted range. It replaces Autographa corusca along the California coast from Mendocino county southward to the San Francisco Bay area.

Food

Figwort (Scrophularia californica)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (MPG)

Contributed by Paul Dennehy on 15 November, 2013 - 12:07pm
Additional contributions by Steve Morris
Last updated 17 July, 2024 - 8:43am

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