Noctuidae
931392.8 –
9187 Arctioptera cavillator
(Walker, 1856)
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Distribution: |
Southern AZ and adjacent NM south to Costa Rica. Type locality: Jalapa, Mexico. |
Similar Species: |
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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Synonymy: |
• Dipthera cavillator Walker, 1856 • Dipthera bivaria Walker, 1856 • Charadra[?] decora Morrison, 1875 • Lichnophora felina Druce, 1898 • Lichnophora flavescens Draudt, 1924 • Moma gracilis Swinhoe, 1900 • Lichnophora reducta Draudt, 1924 |
Taxonomic Notes: |
Arctioptera cavillator (Walker, 1856) is transferred from the genus Lichnoptera to Arctioptera Anweiler & Schmidt 2020, n. gen., and includes as a synonym 9187 Lichnoptera decora (Morrison, 1875) in Schmidt & Anweiler (2020), MONA Fascicle 25.4: 21. |
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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.
- Schmidt, B.C. & G.G. Anweiler, 2020. Noctuidae (Part) Pantheinae, Raphiinae, Balsinae, Acronictinae. The Moths of North America, Fascicle 25.4: 21; pl. A-3 (adult), figs. 1-7; pl. 9, fig. 1 (♂ gen.); pl. 30, fig. 1 (♀ gen.) (order).
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Walker, F., 1856. Noctuidae. List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum, 9: 37.
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