Anarta nigrolunata

Anarta nigrolunata is a moth in the family Noctuidae first described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1867. It is found in the Arctic and alpine regions of Canada.

Anarta nigrolunata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Anarta
Species:
A. nigrolunata
Binomial name
Anarta nigrolunata
Packard, 1867
Synonyms
  • Hadula nigrolunata

Anarta melanopa was considered a synonym of Hadula nigrolunata, but J. Donald Lafontaine and James T. Troubridge state that there are "numerous consistent differences that warrant recognizing them as separate species".[1]

References

  1. Lafontaine, J. Donald & Troubridge, James T. "Taxonomic notes on North American Noctuidae 1 Impact of 'Noctuae Europae 4, Hadeninae 1.'". Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility. Archived from the original on June 10, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2009.


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