Ogdoconta rufipenna

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Ogdoconta rufipenna
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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: Ogdoconta
Species:
O. rufipenna
Binomial name
Ogdoconta rufipenna
Metzler, Knudson & Poole, 2013

Ogdoconta rufipenna is a moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in south-eastern Arizona (Santa Cruz and Cochise Counties). It is probably also found in Mexico. [1]

The length of the forewings is 10.5–16 mm for males and 10.5–15.5 mm for females. The dorsal surface ground color is uniformly burgundy, with scattered white scales. The hindwings are dark reddish brown, the veins lined with dark.

Etymology

The scientific name rufipenna comes from the Latin rufus (meaning reddish) and the Latin penna (meaning wing) and refers to the burgundy (or reddish-brown) color of the adult forewings.

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References

  1. Metzler, E.H. ; E.C. Knudson ; R.W. Poole ; J.D. Lafontaine & M.G. Pogue, 2013: A review of the genus Ogdoconta Butler (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Condicinae, Condicini) from North America north of Mexico with descriptions of three new species. Zookeys264: 165-191. Abstract and full article: doi : 10.3897/zookeys.264.4060 Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 3.0 license.