Biology:Ogdoconta fergusoni
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Short description: Species of moth
Ogdoconta fergusoni | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Ogdoconta |
Species: | O. fergusoni
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Binomial name | |
Ogdoconta fergusoni Metzler & Lafontaine, 2013
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Ogdoconta fergusoni is a moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in Florida, southern Mississippi and southern Louisiana.[1]
The length of the forewings is 9 mm for males and 9–10.5 mm for females. The dorsal surface ground color of the forewings is gray brown with dirty-white-tipped scales. The hindwing scales are fuscous-tipped pale gray and the terminal line is finely marked dark brown.
Etymology
The species is named in honor of Douglas Campbell Ferguson.
References
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- ↑ Metzler, E.H. ; E.C. Knudson ; R.W. Poole ; J.D. Lafontaine & M.G. Pogue, 2013: A review of the genus Ogdoconta Butler (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Condicinae, Condicini) from North America north of Mexico with descriptions of three new species. Zookeys 264: 165-191. Abstract and full article: doi:10.3897/zookeys.264.4060
Wikidata ☰ Q7079973 entry
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