Parabagrotis cupidissima
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Parabagrotis |
| Species: | P. cupidissima
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| Binomial name | |
| Parabagrotis cupidissima (Grote, 1875)
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Parabagrotis cupidissima is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae (owlet moths).[1][2][3] It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1875 and is found in North America,[2] where it ranges from southern Vancouver Island, along the Pacific Coast states, to southern California. The habitat consists of grasslands and oak woodlands.
The length of the forewings is 15–18 mm.
The larvae probably feed on Poaceae species.[4]
The MONA or Hodges number for Parabagrotis cupidissima is 11047.3.[5][6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Parabagrotis cupidissima Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- ^ a b "Parabagrotis cupidissima Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- ^ "Parabagrotis cupidissima Species Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- ^ Pacific Northwest Moths
- ^ Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
- ^ "Parabagrotis cupidissima, Hodges 11047.3". North American Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
Further reading[edit]
- Lafontaine, J. Donald, Dominick, R. B. et al., eds. (1998). "Noctuoidea Noctuidae (part) Noctuinae (part - Noctuini)". The Moths of America North of Mexico, fasc. 27.3, 348.
- Lafontaine, J. Donald & Schmidt, B. Christian (2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys, vol. 40, 1–239.
- Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
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