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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. (1), (2)
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 (2)
Noctuidae of North America (nearctica.com) (1)
The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (3)
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

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