Ogdoconta fergusoni

Ogdoconta fergusoni
Female
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Ogdoconta
Species: O. fergusoni
Binomial name
Ogdoconta fergusoni
Metzler & Lafontaine, 2013

Ogdoconta fergusoni is a moth in the Noctuidae family. It is found in Florida, southern Mississippi and southern Louisiana.[1]

The length of the forewings is 9 mm for males and 9–10.5 mm for females. The dorsal surface ground color of the forewings is gray brown with dirty-white-tipped scales. The hindwing scales are fuscous-tipped pale gray and the terminal line is finely marked dark brown.

Etymology

The species is named in honor of Douglas Campbell Ferguson.

References

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  1. Metzler, E.H. ; E.C. Knudson ; R.W. Poole ; J.D. Lafontaine & M.G. Pogue, 2013: A review of the genus Ogdoconta Butler (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Condicinae, Condicini) from North America north of Mexico with descriptions of three new species. Zookeys 264: 165-191. Abstract and full article: doi:10.3897/zookeys.264.4060


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