Biology:Euxoa apopsis

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Short description: Species of moth


Euxoa apopsis
Euxoa apopsis male (top) female (bottom).JPG
male (top) female (bottom)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Euxoa
Species:
E. apopsis
Binomial name
Euxoa apopsis
Troubridge & Lafontaine, 2010

Euxoa apopsis is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is known only from high elevations in the mountains of south-western British Columbia.[1]

The length of the forewings is 14–15 mm.[1]

Adults may be partially diurnal,[1] which may explain why only two specimens were collected at the type locality in spite of many nights of collecting over a period of six years.

Etymology

The species name is a Greek noun used in apposition and means "a lofty spot", in reference to the high elevation of the type locality.

External links

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5414771 entry