Hypotrix hueco

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Hypotrix hueco
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Hypotrix
Species:
H. hueco
Binomial name
Hypotrix hueco
(Barnes, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Mamestra huecoBarnes, 1904
  • Hexorthodes hueco(Barnes, 1904)

Hypotrix hueco is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by William Barnes in 1904. It is known only from south-eastern Arizona in the United States.

Contents

Adults are on wing from mid-June to mid-August.

Taxon

Hypotrix hueco was originally described using the name Mamestra hueco. In 2010, based on novel morphological and phylogenetic analysis, Mamestra hueco was transferred to genus Hypotrix . [1]

Description

The length of the forewings is 14–16 mm. The medial area is pale with whitish shading; basal and subterminal areas are darker. The subterminal area is very narrow; about as wide as the terminal area. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Lafontaine, Donald; Ferris, Clifford; Walsh, J. (2010-03-18). "A revision of the genus Hypotrix Guenee in North America with descriptions of four new species and a new genus (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Noctuinae, Eriopygini)". ZooKeys (39): 225–253. Bibcode:2010ZooK...39..225L. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.39.438 . ISSN   1313-2970.