Anarta nigrolunata

Anarta nigrolunata is a moth in the family Noctuidae first described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1867. It is found in the Arctic and alpine regions of Canada.

Anarta nigrolunata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Anarta
Species:
A. nigrolunata
Binomial name
Anarta nigrolunata
Packard, 1867
Synonyms
  • Hadula nigrolunata

Anarta melanopa was considered a synonym of Hadula nigrolunata, but J. Donald Lafontaine and James T. Troubridge state that there are "numerous consistent differences that warrant recognizing them as separate species".[1]

References

  1. Lafontaine, J. Donald & Troubridge, James T. "Taxonomic notes on North American Noctuidae 1 Impact of 'Noctuae Europae 4, Hadeninae 1.'". Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility. Archived from the original on June 10, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2009.


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