Copivaleria

Copivaleria is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1883. Its only species, Copivaleria grotei, or Grote's sallow, was first described by Herbert Knowles Morrison in 1874. It is found in eastern North America, including Ontario, Tennessee, New York and Maryland.[1][2]

Copivaleria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Subfamily:
Psaphidinae
Genus:
Copivaleria

Grote, 1883
Species:
C. grotei
Binomial name
Copivaleria grotei
(Morrison, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Valeria grotei Morrison, 1874
  • Psaphida grotei

The wingspan is about 35 mm. Adults are on wing from April to May.

The larvae feed on Fraxinus species.

Taxonomy

The Global Lepidoptera Names Index considers this genus name to be a synonym of Psaphida Walker, 1865.[3]

References
  1. Savela, Markku (July 11, 2019). "Copivaleria Grote, 1883". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  2. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Copivaleria Grote, 1883". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  3. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Copivaleria". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved January 2, 2021.


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