Ochropleura plecta

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Common Names

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Description

Family Noctuidae

'The Noctuids are members of the Superfamily Noctuoidea. Worldwide in distribution, this family is the largest in the Lepidoptera and has approximately 20,000 species. About 2,900 of these are found in North America, and there is wide variation in appearance and behavior. Most moths are gray to brown in color and have line or spots on their wings. Some species are brightly colored . They are small to large in size, and most species are medium-sized with wingspans 2 - 4.5 cm. When at rest, adults of most species hold their wings above their bodies like a roof. Noctuids are typically nocturnal , though some species are diurnal . Most larvae feed on plant foliage , dead leaves, lichens, and fungi; many are serious forest pests. Some species are leaf miners, others are stem- or leaf-borers, and still others feed at night on plant shoots. Noctuid moths pupate in cells in soil, in plant cavities, or in silk cocoons .

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Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,500 meters (0 to 8,202 feet).[2]

Biome: Terrestrial

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Provisionally Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Beccaloni G.

Similar Species

Members of the genus Ochropleura

There are approximately 96 species in this genus:

O. albicosta · O. albilinea · O. albipuncta · O. anderssoni · O. arschanica · O. astigmata · O. atlantivolans · O. basiclavis · O. beesoni · O. bimaculata · O. candelisequa · O. carthalina · O. centralasiae · O. cinctithorax · O. cirphisioides · O. clarivena · O. clavistigma · O. cortica · O. costalis · O. cyrnos · O. defasciata · O. deleta · O. denigrata · O. divisa · O. draesekei · O. dulcis · O. elbursica · O. elevata · O. ellapsa · O. fasciolata · O. flammatra · O. fuscicosta · O. gaedei · O. geochroides · O. glaucimacula · O. hasta · O. herculea · O. ignota · O. immaculata · O. implecta (Ochropleura Implecta) · O. juldussi · O. juncta · O. lasciva · O. leucogaster · O. marojejy · O. megaplecta · O. mucidata · O. musiva · O. musivula · O. ngariensis · O. nivisparsa · O. obliqua · O. obscura · O. obsoleta · O. omochra · O. pallida · O. perirrorata · O. piemontecola · O. placida · O. plecta (Flame-Shouldered Dart) · O. plecta glaucimacula · O. plecta plecta (Flame-Shouldered Dart) · O. plecta unimacula · O. plectella · O. plumbea · O. portieri · O. praecox · O. praecurrens · O. pseudogaster · O. punjabensis · O. rana · O. refulgens · O. rubricosta · O. rufata · O. rufescens · O. sagittifera · O. senescens · O. separata · O. sheljuzhkoi · O. sidamona · O. spinosa · O. stentzi · O. strigata · O. subplumbea · O. tamsi · O. triangularis · O. ulrici · O. unimacula · O. urupplecta · O. vibora · O. vicaria · O. vietteana · O. viettei · O. xanthiodes · O. zapateri · O. zernyi

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Further Reading

• Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). London: BM(NH) url p. 138, p. 9.

Notes

Contributors

• Bisby FA, Roskov YR, Orrell TM, Nicolson D, Paglinawan LE, Bailly N, Kirk PM, Bourgoin T, van Hertum J, eds (2008). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2008 Annual Checklist Taxonomic Classification. CD-ROM; Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 16, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 9 providers.
• Opler, Paul A., Kelly Lotts, and Thomas Naberhaus, coordinators. 2009. Butterflies and Moths of North America. Bozeman, MT: Big Sky Institute. http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/ (Version of April 17, 2009).

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 16, 2008:

• Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen, Biologiezentrum Linz
• University of Helsinki, Department of Applied Biology, European Moth Nights
• inatura - Erlebnis Naturschau Dornbirn, inatura - Erlebnis Naturschau Dornbirn

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2604621
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Lep-250367.0
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13852119
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 188735
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: IILE199445
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 155238

Footnotes

1. http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/taxonomy?f=34&sci=Noctuidae&com=Owlet Moths, Miller Moths [back]
2. Mean = 735.170 meters (2,411.975 feet), Standard Deviation = 748.270 based on 11,945 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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