Biology:Copivaleria
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Short description: Genus of moths
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Tribe: | Psaphidini |
| Genus: | Copivaleria Grote, 1883 |
| Species: | C. grotei
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| Copivaleria grotei (Morrison, 1874)
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Copivaleria is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1883. Its only species, Copivaleria grotei, or Grote's sallow, was first described by Herbert Knowles Morrison in 1874. It is found in eastern North America, including Ontario, Tennessee , New York and Maryland.[1][2]
The wingspan is about 35 mm. Adults are on wing from April to May.
The larvae feed on Fraxinus species.
Taxonomy
The Global Lepidoptera Names Index considers this genus name to be a synonym of Psaphida Walker, 1865.[3]
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku (July 11, 2019). "Copivaleria Grote, 1883". https://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/noctuidae/psaphidinae/copivaleria/.
- ↑ Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Copivaleria Grote, 1883". Natural History Museum, London. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusDetails.dsml?NUMBER=7027.0.
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Copivaleria". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=260725.
External links
- "931557.00 – 10021 – Copivaleria grotei (Morrison, 1874) – Grote's Sallow Moth". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=10021.
- Thomas, A. W. (July 7, 2017). "Species Copivaleria grotei - Grote's Sallow - Hodges#10021". http://bugguide.net/node/view/15291.
Wikidata ☰ Q5168606 entry
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