Biology:Parabagrotis cupidissima
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Parabagrotis |
| Species: | P. cupidissima
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| Binomial name | |
| Parabagrotis cupidissima (Grote, 1875)
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Parabagrotis cupidissima is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae (owlet moths).[1][2][3] It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1875 and is found in North America,[2] where it ranges from southern Vancouver Island, along the Pacific Coast states, to southern California . The habitat consists of grasslands and oak woodlands.
The length of the forewings is 15–18 mm.
The larvae probably feed on Poaceae species.[4]
The MONA or Hodges number for Parabagrotis cupidissima is 11047.3.[5][6]
References
- ↑ "Parabagrotis cupidissima Species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/143603. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Parabagrotis cupidissima Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=771403. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- ↑ "Parabagrotis cupidissima Species Overview". http://eol.org/pages/13954610/overview. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- ↑ Pacific Northwest Moths
- ↑ Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
- ↑ "Parabagrotis cupidissima, Hodges 11047.3". http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=11047.3. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
Further reading
- Lafontaine, J. Donald, Dominick, R. B. et al., eds. (1998). "Noctuoidea Noctuidae (part) Noctuinae (part - Noctuini)". The Moths of America North of Mexico, fasc. 27.3, 348.
- Lafontaine, J. Donald & Schmidt, B. Christian (2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys, vol. 40, 1–239.
- Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q48971781 entry
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