Properigea niveirena is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae.[1][2][3] It was described by Leon F. Harvey in 1876 and is found in North America,[2] where it ranges from Vancouver Island, through western British Columbia, Washington and Oregon south to California and the border with Mexico, then east to New Mexico through southern Arizona.
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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: | Properigea |
| Species: | P. niveirena
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| Properigea niveirena (Harvey, 1876)
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The wingspan is 28–32 mm. Adults are on wing from July to early August.
The larvae probably feed on herbaceous plants.
The MONA or Hodges number for Properigea niveirena is 9596.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "Properigea niveirena Species Information". BugGuide. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
- ^ a b "Properigea niveirena Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Retrieved 2018-01-20.
- ^ "Properigea niveirena Species Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
- ^ Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
- ^ "Properigea niveirena, Hodges 9596". North American Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
Further reading
edit- Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
- Lafontaine, J. Donald & Schmidt, B. Christian (2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys, vol. 40, 1-239.
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