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Ogdoconta altura

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Ogdoconta altura
Female
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Ogdoconta
Species:
O. altura
Binomial name
Ogdoconta altura
Barnes, 1904

Ogdoconta altura is a moth in the family Noctuidae first described by William Barnes in 1904. It is found in south-central and southern Texas, as well as in north eastern Mexico.[1]

The length of the forewings is 9.5–13 mm. The overall coloration of the adults is brown with a green-gray cast. The hindwing of the female is more heavily suffused with brown than the male, although the amount of dark suffusion is variable among males. Adults have been recorded on wing in April, May, July, August and September.

References

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  1. ^ Metzler, E.H.; E.C. Knudson; R.W. Poole; J.D. Lafontaine & M.G. Pogue, 2013: A review of the genus Ogdoconta Butler (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Condicinae, Condicini) from North America north of Mexico with descriptions of three new species. ZooKeys 264: 165-191. Abstract and full article: doi:10.3897/zookeys.264.4060 This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 3.0 license.