Biology:Parabagrotis insularis

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Short description: Species of moth

Parabagrotis insularis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Parabagrotis
Species:
P. insularis
Binomial name
Parabagrotis insularis
(Grote, 1876)
Synonyms
  • Agrotis insularis Grote, 1876
  • Agrotis emarginata Grote, 1876
  • Agrotis facula Grote, 1876
  • Agrotis inelegans Smith, 1890
  • Rhynchagrotis meta Smith, 1903
  • Rhynchagrotis niger Smith, 1903
  • Triphaena formalis ab. faculana Strand, 1916

Parabagrotis insularis is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae (owlet moths).[1][2][3] It is found in North America,[2] where it has been recorded from southern Vancouver Island, along the Pacific Coast through California to near the border with Mexico. The species was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1876.

The length of the forewings is 13–16 mm. Adults are on wing from April to October.[4]

The MONA or Hodges number for Parabagrotis insularis is 11047.2.[5][6]

References

Further reading

  • Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
  • 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.
  • 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.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q47487102 entry