Larval Description of Copitarsia incommoda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Michael G. Pogue

doi:10.1603/AN10099

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Michael G. Pogue^1,*

¹Systematic Entomology Laboratory, PSI, Agricultural Research Service, U. S. Department of Agricultur

^*Corresponding author, e-mail: michael.pogue@ars.usda.gov.

Abstract

The last instar of Copitarsia incommoda (Walker) is described for the first time. Specimens in this study were reared from quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd., Chenopodiaceae), Bolivia, La Paz, 4 km S Viacha, Quipaquipani, 3,880 m. The larva of Copitarsia incommoda is compared with larvae of Copitarsia decolora (Guenée) and Copitarsia corruda Pogue and Simmons.

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Michael G. Pogue "Larval Description of Copitarsia incommoda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)," Annals of the Entomological Society of America 104(6), 1292-1296, (1 November 2011). https://doi.org/10.1603/AN10099

Received: 16 June 2010; Accepted: 1 September 2011; Published: 1 November 2011