Aseptis fumeola

Aseptis fumeola
	Female
	Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Aseptis
Species:	A. fumeola
Binomial name
	Aseptis fumeola; (Hampson, 1908)
Synonyms
	Trachea fumeola Hampson, 1908; Trachea probata Barnes & McDunnough, 1910;

Aseptis fumeola is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by George Hampson in 1908. It is found in the US state of Arizona, southern and central California, southern Nevada and south-eastern Utah. The habitat consists of foothills and mountains in dry chaparral, parkland, and conifer forest.

The wingspan is 38.5–45 mm. The forewings are dark, slightly shiny gray brown with contrasting dark patches, particularly in the basal and postmedial areas. The medial area typically is paler with reddish tan near the conspicuous large black reniform spot, small round orbicular spot, and short claviform spot. The reddish postreniform patch is relatively prominent for the species group. The postmedial line usually is well marked and curves around the reniform spot. The serrated subterminal line is a prominent border between the postmedial and paler subterminal areas. The hindwing is smoky gray brown, darker in females. Adults are on wing in June and July.

The larvae were found and reared on new leaves of Arctostaphylos species, including Arctostaphylos pungens. The larvae are pale green.[1]

References

Mustelin, Tomas & Crabo, Lars G. (2015). "Revision of the genus Aseptis McDunnough (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Noctuinae, Xylenini) with a description of two new genera, Paraseptis and Viridiseptis". ZooKeys. 527: 57–102. doi:10.3897/zookeys.527.9575.

External links

"932629.00 – 9530 – Aseptis fumeola – (Hampson, 1908)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved October 23, 2020.

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[1] Mustelin, Tomas & Crabo, Lars G. (2015). "Revision of the genus Aseptis McDunnough (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Noctuinae, Xylenini) with a description of two new genera, Paraseptis and Viridiseptis". ZooKeys. 527: 57–102. doi:10.3897/zookeys.527.9575.