Oxycnemis advena is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1882.[1][2] It is found in southwestern North America in the mountains of southern Arizona, eastern Nevada, southern California and southern Baja California.

Oxycnemis advena
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Oxycnemis
Species:
O. advena
Binomial name
Oxycnemis advena
Grote, 1882
Synonyms
  • Acopa pacifica H. Edwards, 1884
  • Oxycnemis baboquavaria Smith, 1907
  • Oxycnemis gustis Smith, 1907

The wingspan is about 23 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August.

References edit

  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (July 29, 2019). "Oxycnemis advena Grote, 1882". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Oxycnemis advena​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved January 4, 2021.