Species Xestia fabulosa - Hodges#10958

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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 Noctuina

Genus Xestia

Species fabulosa (Xestia fabulosa - Hodges#10958)

Hodges Number

10958

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Xestia fabulosa (Ferguson, 1965)

Identification

Specimen determined by DNA analysis (BOLD). (1)

Print References

Lafontaine, J.D., 1998. The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 27.3. p. 153; pl. 4, figs. 16-18. (2)

Internet References

Pacific Northwest Moths (3)

Moth Photographers Group (4)

The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (1)

Works Cited

1.	BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems

2.	The Moths of America North of Mexico, Noctuiodea, Noctuinae, Noctuini (Part), Fascicle 27.3 J. Donald LaFontaine. 1998. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.

3.	Pacific Northwest Moths

4.	North American Moth Photographers Group

Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 9 May, 2014 - 10:48pm

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