WWW MPG website only

Digital Guide to Moth Identification

Noctuidae 931542.1 – 10216.1   Opsigalea ocellata (Walker, 1865)

Photographs are the copyrighted property of each photographer listed. Contact individual photographers for permission to use for any purpose.

[T] © Charles W. Melton Large Map & Chart Report Errors About Maps

Distribution: USA: southwestern AZ. Genitalia: See Todd (1966). Similar Species: Opsigalea blanchardi is smaller, FWL = ~17 vs. ~23 mm for ocellata. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: ocellata (Walker, 1865) (Nystalea)   Type locality: "Oajaca, Mexico". Taxonomic Notes: Opsigalea ocellata (Walker, 1865) is now recognized within the North American fauna, specimens from Arizona identified by Noel McFarland. A male collected in 2009 was confirmed with dissection by Cliff Ferris.

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Seven Backyards by Noel McFarland Todd, E.L., 1966. A new species of Opsigalea Hampson from Texas . Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 68: 149-151; figs. 5-7. Walker, F., 1865. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 33: 760.

Cochise Co., AZ - LG – © Cliff Ferris

Moth Photographers Group  at the  Mississippi Entomological Museum  at the  Mississippi State University

Send suggestions, or submit photographs to Webmaster — Moth Photographers Group

Database design and scripting support provided by Mike Boone