Elaphria cornutinus

Elaphria cornutinus is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae.[1][2][3] It was described by Sandra V. Saluke and Michael G. Pogue in 2000 and is found in North America,[2] where it has been recorded from south-eastern United States (Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, south-eastern Michigan, Ohio, and Maryland).

Elaphria cornutinus
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E. cornutinus
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Elaphria cornutinus
Saluke & Pogue, 2000

The length of the forewings is 9–12 mm. Adults are on wing from March to September.

The MONA or Hodges number for Elaphria cornutinus is 9681.2.[4][5]

References

  1. "Elaphria cornutinus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  2. "Elaphria cornutinus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  3. "Elaphria cornutinus Species Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  4. Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
  5. "Elaphria cornutinus, Hodges 9681.2". North American Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 2018-01-20.

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.


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