Catabenoides terminellus - Hodges#10037
Catabenoides terminellus
This record describes Catabenoides terminellus (species). Recorded family: Noctuidae. Recorded order: Lepidoptera.
Identification and Appearance
At BOLD there are specimens listed in two BINS for Catabenoides terminellus, BOLD:AAB4195 and BOLD:ABW8287. Barcode separates the two by slightly over 3%. Specimens cannot currently be placed to BIN using observable external characteristics and it does not appear that anyone has compared genitalia. Based on barcode, it would seem likely that they represent separate species neither of which are the same as vitrina or the similar undescribed species mentioned in Lafontaine and Schmidt (2015) both from FL. Below are all the BINs currently listed for Catabenoides: BOLD:AAB4195 - Catabenoides terminellus [35], unplaced [2] - Costa Rica, Mexico, CA, TX BOLD:ABW8287 - Catabenoides terminellus [5], unplaced [6] - AZ, TX BOLD:ACI9518 - Catabenoides vitrina [1], unplaced [1] - Bahamas, FL BOLD:ACK3449 - Catabenoides vitrina [2] - FL BOLD:ADP0778 - Catabenoides vitrina [1] - Bahamas BOLD:ADO8444 - Catabenoides vitrina [1] - Bahamas BOLD:AAH5008 - Catabenoides sp. [1] - Puerto Rico BOLD:AAA2885 - Catabenoides sp. [1] - Costa Rica - Steve Nanz (10/11/2019)
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
- Superfamily
- Noctuoidea
- Family
- Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)
- Subfamily
- Oncocnemidinae
- Genus
- Catabenoides
Imported taxonomy record. Source availability varies; see the source references and editorial policy below.
Habitat and Range
Geographic Range
TX to CA. Type locality: TX
About Butterflies and Moths: the wider group
Order-level background for Lepidoptera, the group containing Catabenoides terminellus. 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 Catabenoides terminellus - Hodges#10037 (5)
Photo credits: Contributed by Maury J. Heiman; Additional contributions by Steve Nanz , Steve Morris