Euparthenos
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Euparthenos Grote, 1876 |
| Species: | E. nubilis
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| Euparthenos nubilis (Hübner, 1823)
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Euparthenos is a
Color morphs of E. nubilis with altered pattern are known, however, and these may be hard to recognize without detailed examination.[2]
This moth has light grey forewings with a pattern of darker grey and brown lines and shading. The hindwings are yellow orange with the aforementioned four black bands each. The wingspan is 56–70 mm (over 2 to almost 3 inches.[3]
The species is found in North America from
black locust (R. pseudoacacia). The adults like to drink the juice of fermenting fruit, and are attracted to lights.[3]
Systematics and taxonomy
Classification
The species and genus were previously classified in the subfamily Catocalinae of the family Noctuidae and in the tribe Ophiusini of the family Erebidae.[4]
Subspecies
The species has the following described subspecies.[4]
- Euparthenos nubilis apache (Poling, 1901)
- Euparthenos nubilis nubilis (Hübner, 1823)
- Euparthenos nubilis osiris Barnes & Benjamin, 1926
Synonyms
The
junior synonyms of this moth are:[4]
- Genus-level:
- Catocalirrhus Andrews, 1877
- Parthenos Hübner, 1823 (non Hübner, 1819: preoccupied)
- Species-level:
- Euparthenos faciata (Beutenmüller, 1907)
- Euparthenos unilineata (Chermock & Chermock, 1940) (morph)
Footnotes
References
Data related to Euparthenos at Wikispecies
- Murray, Tom (August 19, 2013). "Species Euparthenos nubilis - Locust Underwing - Hodges#8719". BugGuide. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- Nelson, John M. & Loy, Peter W. (1983). "The Underwing Moths (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) of Oklahoma". Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science. 63: 60–67.
External links
- "931055.00 – 8719 – Euparthenos nubilis – Locust Underwing Moth – (Hübner, 1823)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Noctuidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.