Charadra tapa

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Charadra tapa
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Female
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Male
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Charadra
Species:
C. tapa
Binomial name
Charadra tapa
Schmidt & Anweiler, 2010

Charadra tapa is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Chiricahua, Huachuca, and Santa Rita Mountains of south-eastern Arizona, although the species probably occurs in adjacent parts of Mexico. [1]

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The length of the forewings is 18 mm (0.71 in) for males and 19 mm (0.75 in) for females. [1] The main flight period is from September to October; a single specimen from early May indicates there may be spring flight. [1]

Larvae have been reared on Quercus gambelii . [1]

Etymology

The name tapa is an anagram of pata .[ relevant? ] [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Schmidt, B. Christian; Anweiler, Gary G. (2010). "The North American species of Charadra Walker, with a revision of the Charadra pata (Druce) group (Noctuidae, Pantheinae)". ZooKeys (39): 161–181. Bibcode:2010ZooK...39..161S. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.39.432 .