Conservula anodonta, the sharp angle shades, is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae.
| Conservula anodonta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Conservula |
| Species: | C. anodonta
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| Binomial name | |
| Conservula anodonta (Guenée, 1852)
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Overview
editIt is found in North America, where it is found in the Great Lakes area, east to the atlantic from New Brunswick to New York, and west to Minnesota and Ontario.[1][2][3]
The wingspan is around 30 mm. The wings are medium brown with a dark brown ring and spots. Adults are found in July.
The moth resides in mixed and coniferous forests. They are nocturnal and are attracted to light and bait.
The MONA or Hodges number for Conservula anodonta is 9548.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Conservula anodonta Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Conservula anodonta". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Conservula anodonta species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Conservula anodonta". Retrieved 2019-09-23.
Further reading
edit- Lafontaine, J. Donald; Schmidt, B. Christian (2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys (40): 127–47. doi:10.3897/zookeys.40.414.
- Lafontaine, J. Donald; Schmidt, B. Christian (2015). "Additions and corrections to the checklist of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico, III". ZooKeys (527): 227–236. doi:10.3897/zookeys.527.6151. PMC 4668890. PMID 26692790.
- Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287.
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