Biology:Plusia contexta
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Plusia |
| Species: | P. contexta
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| Binomial name | |
| Plusia contexta Grote, 1873
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Plusia contexta, the connected looper, is a species of looper moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]
The MONA or Hodges number for Plusia contexta is 8952.[4]
Mature caterpillars are a vibrant grass green. They have narrow whitish dorsal and subdorsal lines and a broad yellowish lateral stripe.[5]
Distribution and habitat
The distribution area of Plusia contexta extends through eastern and central regions of North America.[6] The species inhabits meadows and fields.[7]
References
- ↑ "Plusia contexta Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=939896. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ↑ "Plusia contexta". https://www.gbif.org/species/5110333. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ↑ "Plusia contexta species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/30192. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ↑ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Plusia contexta". http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=8952. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ↑ Raupe
- ↑ Verbreitung
- ↑ Informationen bei BugGuide der Iowa State University, [1]
Further reading
- Lafontaine, J. Donald; Schmidt, B. Christian (2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys (40): 127–47. doi:10.3897/zookeys.40.414.
- Lafontaine, J. Donald; Schmidt, B. Christian (2015). "Additions and corrections to the checklist of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico, III". ZooKeys (527): 227–236. doi:10.3897/zookeys.527.6151. PMID 26692790.
- Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/302570819.
Wikidata ☰ Q13521617 entry
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