Parabagrotis insularis

Parabagrotis insularis is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae (owlet moths).[1][2][3] It is found in North America,[2] where it has been recorded from southern Vancouver Island, along the Pacific Coast through California to near the border with Mexico. The species was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1876.

Parabagrotis insularis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Parabagrotis
Species:
P. insularis
Binomial name
Parabagrotis insularis
(Grote, 1876)
Synonyms
  • Agrotis insularis Grote, 1876
  • Agrotis emarginata Grote, 1876
  • Agrotis facula Grote, 1876
  • Agrotis inelegans Smith, 1890
  • Rhynchagrotis meta Smith, 1903
  • Rhynchagrotis niger Smith, 1903
  • Triphaena formalis ab. faculana Strand, 1916

The length of the forewings is 13–16 mm. Adults are variable in color and pattern, but can usually be recognized by the reniform spot, which is open towards the costa. The ground color is blackish gray to bright red brown. Adults are on wing from April to October.

The larvae probably feed on various grasses and herbaceous plants, possibly with a preference for the latter.[4]

The MONA or Hodges number for Parabagrotis insularis is 11047.2.[5][6]

References
  1. "Parabagrotis insularis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  2. "Parabagrotis insularis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  3. "Parabagrotis insularis Species Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  4. Pacific Northwest Moths
  5. Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
  6. "Parabagrotis insularis, Hodges 11047.2". North American Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 2018-01-21.

Further reading
  • Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
  • 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.
  • 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.


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