Baptarma felicita - Hodges#11061
Baptarma felicita
This record describes Baptarma felicita (species). Recorded family: Noctuidae. Recorded order: Lepidoptera.
Identification and Appearance
Head, thorax and abdomen black, the vestiture with an admixture of yellow and scarlet hair that gives the effect of a wash or film of these tints. Primaries blackish with a wash of carmine, terminal space a little grayish powdered. There is a small yellow spot at the point in the median cell preceding the reniform there is a larger, somewhat lunate yellow spot at the point beyond the reniform which would, normally, mark the end of the median space there is a large, oblong, rectangular blotch in the submedian interspace, occupying what would normally be the outer half of the median space. Secondaries scarlet with a broad black border on all save the costal margin: fringes with a carmine tinge. Beneath, both wings have the disc scarlet, shading to purplish or carmine over the black marginal bands. Type locality: Yuma County, Arizona
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
- Superfamily
- Noctuoidea
- Family
- Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)
- Subfamily
- Heliothinae
- Genus
- Baptarma
Imported taxonomy record. Source availability varies; see the source references and editorial policy below.
About Butterflies and Moths: the wider group
Order-level background for Lepidoptera, the group containing Baptarma felicita. Species-specific details appear above.
Group overview
Lepidoptera includes approximately 180,000 described species of butterflies and moths. Moths outnumber butterflies roughly 10:1. The monarch butterfly's eastern population has declined by more than 80% since the mid-1990s, and the western population by over 95% since the 1980s. The IUCN lists the migratory monarch as Vulnerable.
Ecological role of the group
Butterflies and moths are essential indicators of ecosystem health. As caterpillars, they are a primary food source for birds - a single nest of blue tit chicks requires ~10,000 caterpillars. Adult moths pollinate many night-blooming plants.
Economic and practical significance of the group
Lepidoptera are critical pollinators. In Europe, grassland butterfly species have declined by almost 50% since the early 1990s. In the UK, three-quarters of butterflies are in decline. In the U.S., five butterfly species have gone extinct since 1950, with 29 listed as endangered.
Recorded sources for this group: IUCN Red List, Xerces Society, USFWS, PNAS, WWF. Imported estimates may describe particular regions or reporting periods.
Photos of Baptarma felicita - Hodges#11061 (5)
Photo credits: Contributed by Maury J. Heiman; Additional contributions by Kyhl Austin
Frequently Asked Questions About Baptarma felicita - Hodges#11061
What is Baptarma felicita - Hodges#11061?
Baptarma felicita - Hodges#11061 (Baptarma felicita) is a species in the family Noctuidae, within the order Lepidoptera.
How big is Baptarma felicita - Hodges#11061?
Expanse: 22-24 mm.
How do you identify Baptarma felicita - Hodges#11061?
Head, thorax and abdomen black, the vestiture with an admixture of yellow and scarlet hair that gives the effect of a wash or film of these tints. Primaries blackish with a wash of carmine, terminal space a little grayish powdered. There is a small yellow spot at the point in the median cell preceding the reniform there is a larger, somewhat lunate yellow spot at the point beyond the reniform which would, normally, mark the end of the median space there is a large, oblong, rectangular blotch in the submedian interspace, occupying what would normally be the outer half of the median space. Secondaries scarlet with a broad black border on all save the costal margin: fringes with a carmine tinge. Beneath, both wings have the disc scarlet, shading to purplish or carmine over the black marginal bands.