Ogdoconta satana

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Ogdoconta satana
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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. satana
Binomial name
Ogdoconta satana
Metzler, Knudson & Poole, 2013

Ogdoconta satana is a moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in western Texas and Carlsbad Caverns National Park in Eddy County, New Mexico. It is probably also present in Mexico. [1]

The length of the forewings is 10–13 mm for males and 10–14 mm for females. The forewings are completely suffused with dark ash black, and the hindwings are contrastingly pale. Most of the maculation is obscure. Both the orbicular and reniform spots are present as small contrasting light spots or are obscure. The orbicular spot is small and round with an ash-black center, and the reniform spot, filled with ash black, is obscure towards the costa and posterior margin. The hindwings are contrastingly pale. The underside in both males and females can vary from dirty white with scattered dark-fuscous scales to dark fuscous with scattered dirty-white scales. The orbicular and reniform spots on the underside range from prominent to obscure, and the color may be pale gray, yellow, or dirty white, filled with dark gray, or black.

Etymology

The scientific name satana comes from the Marvel comic book fictional character Satana, a child of Satan and sinister character, who taught black magic. The name refers to the black (often equated with evil) color of the adult moth.

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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 4.0 license.