Noctuidae
933263.00 –
10881 Richia chortalis
(Harvey, 1875)
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Distribution: |
USA: Western CO and eastern NV to Southern AZ, NM and central TX. Type locality (chortalis): Texas. Type locality (aratrix): Bosque Co., TX. Type locality (miniptica): Contepec, Michoacan, Mexico. |
Description/ Field Marks: |
FWL: 18-22 mm; "first segment of middle tarsus 3 X as long as apical four segments..." (Lafontaine, 2004). |
Similar Species: |
- Richia parentalis FWL: 16-19 mm; "First segment of middle tarsus slightly enlarged, 1.5-1.7 X as long as apical four segments" (Lafontaine, 2004).
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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Synonymy: |
• Agrotis chortalis Harvey, 1875 • Agrotis aratrix Harvey, 1875 • Agrotis miniptica Dyar, 1927 |
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References |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
- Harvey, L.F., 1875. Observations on North American moths. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences, 2: 272.
- Lafontaine, J. D., 2004. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 27.1: p. 131; pl. F.1-5. order or free PDF
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
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