- Source: Parabagrotis cupidissima
Parabagrotis cupidissima is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae (owlet moths). It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1875 and is found in North America, where it ranges from southern Vancouver Island, along the Pacific Coast states, to southern California. The habitat consists of grasslands and oak woodlands.
The length of the forewings is 15–18 mm.
The larvae probably feed on Poaceae species.
The MONA or Hodges number for Parabagrotis cupidissima is 11047.3.
References
Further reading
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.
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.
Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
External links
Butterflies and Moths of North America
NCBI Taxonomy Browser, Parabagrotis cupidissima
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Parabagrotis cupidissima
- Parabagrotis
- List of moths of North America (MONA 8322–11233)
- List of moths of Canada (Noctuidae)