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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Owlet Moths (Noctuidae) » Stiriinae » Stiriini » Narthecophora » Narthecophora pulverea - Hodges#9731 (Narthecophora pulverea)

Species Narthecophora pulverea - Hodges#9731

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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 Stiriinae
Tribe Stiriini
Genus Narthecophora
Species pulverea (Narthecophora pulverea - Hodges#9731)
Hodges Number
9731
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Narthecophora pulverea Smith, 1900 (1)
Phylogenetic sequence # 931730 (2)
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet pulverea from Latin meaning "powdered." Smith described the moth as "evenly powdered with blackish scales." (1), (3)
Numbers
Lafontaine & Schmidt (2010) listed Narthecophora pulverea as the only member of the genus north of Mexico. (2)
Poole (1989) listed only 1 species in the genus worldwide. (4)
Size
Smith (1900) reported the wingspan 21-23 mm. (1)
Identification
Smith (1900) original description in PDF. (1)
Range
Southern California to Arizona. (5)
Lectotype ♀ from Tucson, Arizona, July, in USNM. (1)
Season
The main flight period appears to be July and August.
Food
No information on host or immature stages.
Remarks
The Lepidopterists' Society Season Summary reports appear to indicate the species has sporadic outbreaks and can be uncommon or absent some years.
See Also
Distinctive forewing pattern unlikely to be confused with other Noctuidae.
Check the shape of the AM line to quickly rule out this one.
Grotella olivacea
Print References
Barnes, W & J.H. McDunnough (6), 1912. Illustrations of rare and typical Lepidoptera. Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America, The Review Press, 1(4), plate 8, fig. 7.
Holland, W.J.,1903. The Moth Book: A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Moths of North America. Doubleday, Page & Company, N.Y., p. 235; plate 28, fig 11. (7)
Smith, J.B. 1900. A hundred new moths of the family Noctuidae. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 22(1203), 22: 486. (1)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (5)
Noctuidae of North America (nearctica.com) (8)
Moths of Southeastern Arizona (9)
The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (10)
Works Cited
1.A hundred new moths of the family Noctuidae
John B. Smith. 1900. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 22(1203): 413-495.
2.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 .
3.Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms
Donald J. Borror. 1960. Mayfield Publishing Company.
4.Noctuidae; Lepidopterorum Catalogus (Lepidopterorum Catalogues New Series Fasc 118) Part 1 & 2)
Poole, R. W. 1989. CRC Press .
5.North American Moth Photographers Group
6.James Halliday McDunnough (1877 -1962) A biographical obituary and bibliography
Douglas C. Ferguson . 1962. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 16(4): 209-228.
7.The Moth Book
W.J. Holland. 1968. Dover.
8.Noctuidae of North America (nearctica.com)
9.Moths of Southeast Arizona
10.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 29 January, 2014 - 1:47pm
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy, Robert H. Biagi
Last updated 7 December, 2024 - 2:05pm

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