Abagrotis vittifrons (Grote, 1864)
S.Saskatchewan, from (S.British Columbia - California), Idaho, Montana, Utah, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona. See [maps]
Abagrotis nefascia (Smith, 1908)
S.Alberta, British Columbia - Arizona, California, Washington, Oregon, New Yersey, New Hampshire, New Brunswick. See [maps]
Rhynchagrotis negascia [= nefascia] Smith, 1908; Can. Ent. 40 (7): 227; TL: New Mexico, Fort Wingate
[CoL] Catalogue of Life
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Vandepitte, L., Hobern, D., Schalk, P., DeWalt, R. E., Ma, K., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., Aedo, C., et al. (2024). Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2024-03-26); https://doi.org/10.48580/dfz8d
[LepIndex] Global Lepidoptera Index
Beccaloni, G., Scoble, M., Kitching, I., Simonsen, T., Robinson, G., Pitkin, B., Hine, A., Lyal, C., Ollerenshaw, J., Wing, P., & Hobern, D. (2024). Global Lepidoptera Index. In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, L. Vandepitte, D. Hobern, P. Schalk, R. E. DeWalt, K. Ma, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, R. Adlard, C. Aedo, et al., Catalogue of Life Checklist (1.1.24.106); https://doi.org/10.48580/dg4lg-49xk
[maps] Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
Some related literature:
Barnes & McDunnough, 1912
Fifty new species and varieties
Contr. nat. Hist. Lep. N. Am. 1 (5)
: 1-36, pl. 1-5
Benjamin, 1921
A study of the noctuid moths of the genera Lampra, Hbn. and Cryptocala gen. nov.
Bull. sth. Calif. Acad. Sci. 20
: 71-154, 8pls
Blackmore, 1925
A new noctuid from British Columbia
Can. Ent. 57 (8): 205
Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1852
Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptéres. Tome Cinquiéme. Noctuélites. Tome 1
Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 5 (Noct. 1)
: 1-407,
Atlas (Noctuelites): pl. 1-24 (1858)
Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1852
Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptéres. Tome Septiéme. Noctuélites. Tome 3
Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 7 (Noct. 3)
: 1-443,
Atlas (Noctuelites): pl. 1-24 (1858)
Buckett, 1968
Revision of the Nearctic moth genus Abagrotis Smith with descriptions of new species
Calif. Dept. Agric. Bureau Entomol. Occ. Pap. No. 14: 1-16
Buckett, 1968
Revision of the Nearctic moth genus Abagrotis Smith with descriptions of new species
Calif. Dept. Agric. Bureau Entomol. Occ. Pap. No. 15: 1-29
Buckett, 1968
Revision of the Nearctic moth genus Abagrotis Smith with descriptions of new species
Calif. Dept. Agric. Bureau Entomol. Occ. Pap. No. 16: 1-27
Buckett, 1969
Revision of the Nearctic moth genus Abagrotis Smith with descriptions of new species
Calif. Dept. Agric. Bureau Entomol. Occ. Pap. No. 17: 3-27, 238 figs
Dyar, 1904
New Noctuidae from British Columbia
Can. Ent. 36 (2)
: 29-33
Franclemont, 1967
Two new species of noctuids (Lepidoptera, Nocutidae, Noctuinae)
Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 69 (2)
: 97-102
Grote, 1864
Descriptions of North American Lepidoptera, No. 3-5
Proc. Ent. Soc. Philad. 3
: 73-92,
: 322-327,
: 521-535
Grote, 1875
On new species of AgrotisCan. Ent. 7 (10)
: 186-188
Grote, 1876
Descriptions of New Noctuae, with remarks on the variation of Larval Forms in the Group
Ann. Lyc. nat. Hist. N.Y. 11
: 300-306
Grote, 1876
On Noctuidae from the Pasific Coast of North America
Bull. Buffalo Soc. Nat. Sci. 3
: 77-87
Grote, 1878
Descriptions of Noctuidae, chiefly from California
Bull. U.S. Geol. Surv. 4
: 169-187
Grote, 1879
New Western Noctudae
North Amer. Ent. 1
(5): 38-39,
(6): 43-46
Grote, 1881
New Noctuidae, with list of the species of PerigraphaCan. Ent. 13 (6)
: 131-134
Grote, 1883
The moths of New Mexico
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 11 (61)
: 49-58
[NACL]; Hodges, 1983
Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico
Check List Lep. Am. N of Mexico
[MNA27.3]; Lafontaine, 1998
The Moths of America North of Mexico. Noctuoidea, Noctuidae (Part), Noctuini
Moths Am. N of Mexico 27.3
: 1-348
[NACL93]; Lafontaine & Schmidt, 2010
Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico
ZooKeys 40
: 1-239
McDunnough, 1927
The Lepidoptera of the Seton Lake Region, British Columbia
Can. ent. 59
(7): 152-162,
(8): 193-199,
(9): 207-214,
(10): 239-246,
(11): 266-277
McDunnough, 1946
New North American Phalaenidae with notes (Lepidoptera)
Can. ent. 78 (2)
: 28-35
[POOLE]; Poole, 1989
Lepidopterorum catalogus (New Series) 118: Noctuidae
Lepid. cat. (n.s.) 118:
Schaus, 1894
New species of Noctuidae from tropical America
Trans. Amer. Entomol. Soc. 21
: 223-244
[NACL93d]; Schmidt, Lafontaine & Troubridge, 2018
Additions and corrections to the check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico IV
Zookeys 788
: 241-252
Smith, 1890
Contributions to a Monograph of the Insects of the Lepidopterous Family Noctuidae of Temperate North America. Revision of the Species of the Genus AgrotisBull. U.S. Nat. Mus. 38
: 1-237, 4pls
Smith, 1890
Description of some new species of Agrotis auct.
Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 17
: 41-58
Smith, 1894
Descriptions of new genera and species of Noctuidae
Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 21
: 39-88, pl. 1-6
Smith, 1903
New noctuids for 1903, no. 2, with notes on Mamestra and ScotogrammaJ. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 11 (1)
: 1-24, pl. 1
Smith, 1908
Notes on the species of Rhynchagrotis Sm., with descriptions of new species
Can. Ent. 40
(7): 221-228,
(8): 286-288
Strand, 1916
Neue Aberrationen der Noctuiden-Subfamilien Agrotinae und Cuculliinae
Arch. Naturgesch. 81 A (12)
: 142-149
Walker, 1865
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum
List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 31: 1-322 ([1865]),
32: 323-706 (1865),
33: 707-1120 (1865),
34: 1121-1534 ([1866]),
35: 1535-2040 (1866)
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