Tricholita signata
A moth with wings folded. It is light brown near the head and becomes darker further out on the wings. There are patterns on the wings and five of its legs are visible.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Tricholita
Species:
T. signata
Binomial name
Tricholita signata
Walker, 1860

Tricholita signata, the signate Quaker, is a moth in the family Noctuidae described by Francis Walker in 1860.[1][2][3] It is found in North America.[2]

The MONA or Hodges number for Tricholita signata is 10627.[4] [5]

A moth with wings folded. It is dull brown on the head, iridescent copper brown on the wings and darker near the tips.

References

  1. ↑ "Species Tricholita signata - Signate Quaker - Hodges#10627". BugGuide. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Tricholita signata (Walker, 1860)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Tricholita signata". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  4. ↑ Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
  5. ↑ "933193.00 – 10627 – Tricholita signata – Signate Quaker Moth – (Walker, 1860)". Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

Further reading

  • Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
  • 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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