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Noctuidae
931404 – 9188   Semixanthia franclemonti (Anweiler & Schmidt, 2010)

- © Charles W. Melton
Distribution: AZ and adjacent NM.
Genitalia: ZooKeys, 39: figs. 23, 30.
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Synonymy:
  • franclemonti (Anweiler & Schmidt, 2010) (Charadra)
      Type locality: Pinery Canyon, Chiricahua Mts., Cochise Co., AZ.
  • Taxonomic Notes: Semixanthia franclemonti (Anweiler & Schmidt, 2010), n. sp., ZooKeys, 39: 166, is transferred from the genus Charadra to Semixanthia Anweiler & Schmidt, 2020, n. gen., in Schmidt & Anweiler (2020), MONA Fascicle 25.4: 51.
    References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Schmidt, B.C. & G.G. Anweiler, 2010. American species of Charadra Walker, with a revision of the Charadra pata (Druce) group (Noctuidae, Pantheinae). ZooKeys, 39: 161-181.
    • Schmidt, B.C. & G.G. Anweiler, 2020. Noctuidae (Part) Pantheinae, Raphiinae, Balsinae, Acronictinae. The Moths of North America, Fascicle 25.4: 51; pl. A-4 (adult), figs. 1-3; pl. 11, fig. 5 (♂ gen.); pl. 31, fig. 8 (♀ gen.); pl. L-2, fig. 6 (larva) (order).
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    Semixanthia franclemonti
    © Roy Morris
    Semixanthia franclemonti
    35mm - LG – © Jim Vargo
    Semixanthia franclemonti
    © John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

    Semixanthia franclemonti
    © John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

    Semixanthia franclemonti
    © John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

    Semixanthia franclemonti
    © John G. Franclemont CUIC LG


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