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| Family Noctuidae
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Classification
KINGDOM: Animalia
PHYLUM: Arthropoda
CLASS: Insecta
ORDER: Lepidoptera
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General Species Description
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| Coll. Date (mm/dd/yyyy) |
February 2011, February 11, 2012 |
| Locality & GPS coords |
| Jacumba Mts, Imperial Co., CA |
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| Elevation (ft) |
661' |
| Habitat |
Yuha Desert / Lower Colorado Desert |
| Host Plant |
Mohavea confertiflora (Desert Ghost Flower) |
| Collector(s) |
J. Bundy |
| Field observations |
species scatters ova on host |
| Ecology Notes |
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| HABITAT |
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Habitat, Jacumba Mts, CA |
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| HOST |
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Host Plant, Mohavea confertiflora, 2011 |
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REARING / LAB NOTES: |
| Voucher No. |
015JLB2012 |
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Ova |
| Food plant used |
Mohavea confertiflora |
| Voucher fate |
currently rearing |
| Number of days (1st-Ultimate instar) |
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| Number of days (prepupa) |
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| Morphology Notes (ovum, larva, pupa, adult) |
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| Behavior notes (ovum, larva, pupa, adult) |
| pupae from 2011 were lost due to dessication. Pupae are sensitive to air exposure. |
| Larvae burrow underground in a sealed chamber. |
 pupa (JLB2011) |
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| Parasitoids |
None observed |
| Para. lep voucher- Para. species- Para. voucher #- |
N/A |
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| Ovum |
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ovum (015JLB2012), mature |
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| 1st Instar |
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1st instar, (015JLB2012) |
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