Biology:Bryolymnia mixta
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Short description: Species of moth
| Bryolymnia mixta | |
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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: | Bryolymnia |
| Species: | B. mixta
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| Binomial name | |
| Bryolymnia mixta Lafontaine & Walsh, 2010
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Bryolymnia mixta is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Donald Lafontaine and J. Walsh in 2010. It is known only from the Patagonia Mountains in south-eastern Arizona.
The length of the forewings is about 12 mm. Adults were collected in late June and mid-July.
Etymology
The specific name mixta is from the Latin mixtus, meaning mixed or mingled and refers to the blotchy confused appearance of the forewing spots.
External links
- Lafontaine, Donald; Walsh, J.; Holland, Richard (2010). "A revision of the genus Bryolymnia Hampson in North America with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Noctuinae, Elaphriini)". ZooKeys (39): 187–204. doi:10.3897/zookeys.39.437.
- "932242.00 – 9685.2 – Bryolymnia mixta Lafontaine & Walsh, 2010". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=9685.2.
Wikidata ☰ Q4981073 entry
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