Hypotrix naglei

Hypotrix naglei is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is known from east-central Arizona (White Mountains), south-eastern Arizona (Pinaleno, and Santa Catalina Mountains), south-central New Mexico (Capitan and Sacramento Mountains) and south-western New Mexico (Mimbres Mountains).

Hypotrix naglei
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H. naglei
Binomial name
Hypotrix naglei
Lafontaine, Ferris & Walsh, 2010

The habitat consists of open meadows in forests of aspen and pine.

The length of the forewings is 11–12 mm. Adults are on wing from mid-June to mid-July.

Etymology

It is named after Ray Nagle, a Lepidopterist who had opened his home in the Santa Catalina Mountains for Lepidoptera research and where some of the type series was collected.


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