Properigea mephisto

Properigea mephisto
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Noctuidae
Genus:Properigea
Species: P. mephisto
Binomial name
Properigea mephisto
(A. Blanchard, 1968)
Synonyms
  • Neperigea mephisto Blanchard, 1968

Properigea mephisto is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America[2], where it has been recorded from Texas, Arizona, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Ontario and Wisconsin.

The wingspan is 26-28 mm. The forewings are cream, sprinkled with reddish and brown scales. The hindwings are whitish, becoming progressively fuscous distally, and with dirty white fringes.[5]

The MONA or Hodges number for Properigea mephisto is 9591.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Properigea mephisto Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  2. 1 2 "Properigea mephisto Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  3. ↑ "Properigea mephisto Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  4. 1 2 "North American Moth Photographers Group, Properigea mephisto". Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  5. ↑ J. Lep. Soc. 22 (3): 138

Further reading

  • Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.

  • "Butterflies and Moths of North America". Retrieved 2018-02-09.
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