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| Cucullia sp.7 |
| Owlet Moth |
| MONA# |
| Family: Noctuidae
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Attributes in General |
Classification
KINGDOM: Animalia
PHYLUM: Arthropoda
CLASS: Insecta
ORDER: Lepidoptera
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General Species Description
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FIELD NOTES: |
| Coll. Date (mm/dd/yyyy) |
| February 2012; March 4, 2012; March 22, 2012 |
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| Habitat |
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| Host Plant |
Ericameria sp., Asteraceae Family |
| Collector(s) |
J. Bundy |
Field observations:
| Larva: |
species possibly Cucullia dammersi |
| Parasitoid: |
observed wasp scanning host during all three visits to same location. |
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| Ecology Notes:
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| HOST |
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REARING / LAB NOTES: |
| Voucher No. |
039JLB2012; |
| Found as |
early instar & late instar |
| Food plant used |
cuttings from host in habitat |
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Morphology Notes:
| Ovum: |
N/A |
| Larvae: |
larvae similar to Cucullia dammersi, which notes: blue gray larva with complex pattern of black patches, an interrupted dorsal yellow line with two yellow patches per abdominal segment and yellow band below the spiracles. Prolegs green with a central black spot. Head capsul blue gray with numerous darker blue gray patches. Cucullia dammersi early stages described by Comstock and Dammers per Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, Moths of Western North America. |
| Pupa: |
*still rearing |
| Cocoon: |
*still rearing |
| Adult: |
*still rearing |
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Behavior notes:
| Ovum: |
N/A |
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| Pupa: |
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| Early Stage |
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| lateral, early instar |
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| Ultimate Stage |
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| lateral, late instar |
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| Ultimate Stage |
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| dorsal, late instar |
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| Ultimate Stage |
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| Head shot, late instar |
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