Hadena plumasata

Hadena plumasata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Tribe:	Hadenini
Genus:	Hadena
Species:	H. plumasata
Binomial name
Hadena plumasata (Buckett & Bauer, 1967)

Hadena plumasata is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America, particularly in California along the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada, including the species' namesake, Plumas County. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

The MONA or Hodges number for Hadena plumasata is 10323. ^[5]

Description

The moth, whose forewings measure 15-17 mm, is distinguished from other Hadena by its dark, charcoal gray forewings, lack of a basal dash (dash-like marking on the basal area of the forewing), and much less distinctive "W"-shaped mark along the subterminal line of the forewing. ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. "Hadena plumasata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
2. "Hadena plumasata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
3. "Hadena plumasata species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
4. Troubridge, J. T.; Crabo, L. G. (2002). "A review of the Nearctic species of Hadena (Schrank), 1802 (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) with descriptions of six new species" (PDF). Fabreries. 27 (2): 109–154. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
5. "North American Moth Photographers Group, Hadena plumasata" . Retrieved 2019-09-25.

Further reading

• Lafontaine, J. Donald; Schmidt, B. Christian (2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys (40): 127–47. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.40.414 .
• Lafontaine, J. Donald; Schmidt, B. Christian (2015). "Additions and corrections to the checklist of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico, III". ZooKeys (527): 227–236. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.527.6151 . PMC   4668890 . PMID   26692790.
• Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi: 10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287 .