Noctuidae
933596 –
10959 Xestia speciosa
(Hübner, [1813])
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( apropitia) - LG - © Steve Morris
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Larva and
Host Plants: |
Host familiy: Asteraceae Betulaceae Ericaceae. Host genera: Betula Hieracium Solidago Vaccinium. Host extended: generalist on hardwoods & herbaceous plants (Crabo et al 2014). (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) |
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| Synonymy: |
speciosa (Hübner, [1813]) (Noctua) extralim. - MONA 1983: 10959ssp. a. aklavicensis (Benjamin, 1933) (Anomogyna) - MONA 1983: [10961]
Note: “Lafontaine & Schmidt (2010) list aklavicensis and apropitia as the NA subspecies, “following Lafontaine (1998)”, but in the latter, arctica (with synonym aklavicensis) and apropitia are listed as the NA subspecies. The current arrangement, with aklavicensis as the northern NA subspecies, follows Mikkola et al. (1991).” (Schmidt in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023) aklavikensis (Mikkola, Lafontaine & Kononenko, 1998) (Anomogyna) mispl. - MONA 1983: [10961]ssp. b. apropitia (Benjamin, 1933) (Anomogyna) - MONA 1983: [10960]; TL: Banff, AB.
Note: Valid NA subspecies, however, the note for ssp. aklavicensis by Schmidt (in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023) inadvertently seems to suggest otherwise; Mikkola et al. (1991) does not mention apropitia. apropritia; Lafontaine & Schmidt, 2010 (Xestia) missp.; TL: (no type).ssp. c. arctica (Zetterstedt, 1839) (Hadena) excl.
Note: "The listing of “Hadena arctica Biosduval” by Dyar (1904) and othersrefers to X. speciosa. The taxon arctica is a Palaearctic subspecies." (Schmidt in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023) |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Xestia speciosa (Hübner, [1813]) previously placed in the genus Anomogyna, a name treated as a synonym of Xestia subgenus Pachnobia, includes as subspecies Xestia apropitia and Xestia aklavikensis in Lafontaine (1998); |
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| References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.) |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
- Benjamin, F.H., 1933. Notes on Phalaenidae from Arctic America, supplemented with material from high altitudes. The Pan-Pacific Entomologist, 9: 56. (apropitia, aklavicensis)
- Lafontaine J.D. & B.C. Schmidt, 2010. Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico. ZooKeys, 40: 1-239.
- Lafontaine, J. D., 1998. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 27.3: p. 141; pl. 3.43-45. order or free PDF
- Mikkola, K., J.D. Lafontaine & V.S. Kononenko, 1991. Zoogeography of the Holarctic species of the Noctuidae (Lepidoptera): Importance of the Beringian refuge. Entomologica Fennica, 2(3): 157-173. (PDF or read online)
- Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 58.23f; p. 316. Book Review and ordering
- Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
- Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
- Species Page at iNaturalist
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