Hypotrix ocularis

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Hypotrix ocularis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Hypotrix
Species:
H. ocularis
Binomial name
Hypotrix ocularis
Lafontaine, Ferris & Walsh, 2010

Hypotrix ocularis is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from south-western New Mexico and south-eastern Arizona southward to Mexico City.

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Description

H. ocularis is recognizable by a pale gray or brownish gray forewing with a distinctive orbicular spot: pale and rounded with a black pupil or bullseye (hence the species name ocularis). [1] The length of the forewings is 14–16 mm. The subterminal line, near the distal end of the forewing, is irregular. Males and females are similar in size, color, and maculation. [2]

Ecology and behavior

Adults are on wing in June. [2]

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References

  1. "Species Hypotrix ocularis - Hodges#10620.1". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
  2. 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.