Parabagrotis cupidissima

Parabagrotis cupidissima is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae (owlet moths).[1][2][3] It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1875 and is found in North America,[2] where it ranges from southern Vancouver Island, along the Pacific Coast states, to southern California. The habitat consists of grasslands and oak woodlands.

Parabagrotis cupidissima
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Parabagrotis
Species:
P. cupidissima
Binomial name
Parabagrotis cupidissima
(Grote, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Agrotis cupidissima Grote, 1875
  • Agrotis laetula Grote, 1876
  • Rhynchagrotis distracta Smith, 1890

The length of the forewings is 15–18 mm.

The larvae probably feed on Poaceae species.[4]

The MONA or Hodges number for Parabagrotis cupidissima is 11047.3.[5][6]

References
  1. "Parabagrotis cupidissima Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  2. "Parabagrotis cupidissima Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  3. "Parabagrotis cupidissima Species Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  4. Pacific Northwest Moths
  5. Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
  6. "Parabagrotis cupidissima, Hodges 11047.3". North American Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 2018-01-18.

Further reading
  • Lafontaine, J. Donald, Dominick, R. B. et al., eds. (1998). "Noctuoidea Noctuidae (part) Noctuinae (part - Noctuini)". The Moths of America North of Mexico, fasc. 27.3, 348.
  • 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.
  • Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.


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