Biology:Properigea mephisto
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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: | Properigea |
| Species: | P. mephisto
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| Binomial name | |
| Properigea mephisto (A. Blanchard, 1968)
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Properigea mephisto is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae.[2][3][4][5][6][7] It is found in North America,[5] where it has been recorded from Texas,[1][3] Arizona, and New Mexico.[7] The MONA or Hodges number for Properigea mephisto is 9591.[7]
The wingspan is 26–28 mm (1.0–1.1 in).[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Blanchard, André (1968). "New moths from Texas (Noctuidae, Tortricidae)". Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 22 (3): 133–145. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127718#page/149/mode/1up.
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Properigea mephisto". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=267306.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Savela, Markku. "Hydroeciodes Hampson, 1905". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/noctuidae/xyleninae/properigea#mephisto.
- ↑ "Properigea mephisto Species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/810138. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 ITIS
- ↑ "Properigea mephisto Overview". http://eol.org/pages/42535219/overview. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 North American Moth Photographers Group. "Properigea mephisto". Digital Guide to Moth Identification. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=9591. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
Further reading
- Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
Wikidata ☰ Q48276364 entry
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