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Leucania imperfecta - Hodges#10452 (Leucania imperfecta)
Species
Leucania imperfecta
- Hodges#10452
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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
Leucaniini
Genus
Leucania
Species
imperfecta
(Leucania imperfecta - Hodges#10452)
Hodges Number
10452
Size
Smith (1894) listed the wingspan 35 mm.
Identification
Range
Southern California to western Texas and Colorado.
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Holotype from Arizona.
Print References
Smith, J.B., 1894. Descriptions of new genera and species of Noctuidae.
Transactions of the American Entomological Society
21: p.
76
; pl. 5, fig. 10.
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
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2
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Noctuidae of North America (nearctica.com)
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1
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The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)
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3
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Works Cited
1.
Noctuidae of North America (nearctica.com)
2.
North American Moth Photographers Group
3.
BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by
Maury J. Heiman
on 28 January, 2014 - 2:22am
Last updated 29 August, 2014 - 6:31pm