Elaphria cornutinus

Elaphria cornutinus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Elaphria
Species:
E. cornutinus
Binomial name
Elaphria cornutinus
Saluke & Pogue, 2000

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).

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. ^ a b "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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