Noctuidae
931160.5 –
8556 Litoprosopus futilis
(Grote & Robinson, 1868)
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Description/
Field Marks: |
Wingspan: ♂ = 38 mm (Grote & Robinson 1868); averages ~45 mm (J. Troubridge, pers. comm. 10/02/2022). |
| Similar Species: |
- Litoprosopus confligens (Walker, [1858]) is typically larger.
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
futilis (Grote & Robinson, 1868) (Dyops) - MONA 1983: 8556
Type locality: Florida. |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Litoprosopus futilis (Grote & Robinson, 1868), formerly in the family Erebidae, is placed in the subfamily Dyopsinae within the family Noctuidae, revised status in Zahiri et al. (2013), (Lafontaine & Schmidt 2015). |
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| 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.
- Factsheet at Florida Featured Creatures.
- Grote A.R. & C.T. Robinson, 1868. Descriptions of American Lepidoptera.- No. 4. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 2: 202.
- Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
- Lafontaine J.D. & B.C. Schmidt, 2015. Additions and corrections to the check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico III. ZooKeys, 527: 127-147.
- Species Page at Block Island Moths
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Zahiri R, D. Lafontaine, C.Schmidt, J.D. Holloway, I.J. Kitching, M. Mutanen, N. Wahlberg, 2013. Relationships among the basal lineages of Noctuidae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea) based on eight gene regions. Zoologica Scripta, 42(5): 488-507.
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40mm – © Jim Vargo
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