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APAMEA OPHIOGRAMMA (ESPER), A PALEARCTIC CUTWORM NEW TO NORTH AMERICA (LEPIDOPTERA: NOCTUIDAE)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

James T. Troubridge
Affiliation:
Agriculture Canada Research Station, 6660 NW Marine Drive, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaV6T 1X2
Sheila M. Fitzpatrick
Affiliation:
Agriculture Canada Research Station, 6660 NW Marine Drive, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaV6T 1X2
J. Donald Lafontaine
Affiliation:
Biosystematics Research Centre, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaK1A 0C6

Abstract

The palearctic cutworm, Apamea ophiogramma (Esper), is reported from North America for the first time. Four specimens were collected at a light trap in Langley, British Columbia, in 1989, 19 in 1990, and 38 in 1991. Descriptions of wing markings and genitalic characters that distinguish A. ophiogramma from the nearctic Oligia fractilinea (Grt.) are provided.

Résumé

Le ver-gris paléarctique, Apamea ophiogramma (Esper), est signalé pour la première fois en Amérique du nord. Quatre spécimens ont été collectés dans un piège lumineux, à Langley, Columbie Britanique, en 1989, 19 in 1990, et 38 en 1991. Une description des dessins des ailes et des pièces génitales démontre la différence entre A. ophiogramma et le néarctique Oligia fractilinea (Grt.).

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Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1992

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