Anarta nigrolunata is a moth in the family Noctuidae first described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1867. It is found in the Arctic and alpine regions of Canada.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Anarta |
| Species: | A. nigrolunata
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| Anarta nigrolunata Packard, 1867
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Anarta melanopa was considered a synonym of Hadula nigrolunata, but J. Donald Lafontaine and James T. Troubridge state that there are "numerous consistent differences that warrant recognizing them as separate species".[1]
References edit
- ^ Lafontaine, J. Donald & Troubridge, James T. "Taxonomic notes on North American Noctuidae 1 Impact of 'Noctuae Europae 4, Hadeninae 1.'". Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility. Archived from the original on June 10, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2009.
External links edit
- Anweiler, G. G. (2007). "Species Details Anarta nigrolunata". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- "932823.00 – 10327 – Anarta nigrolunata – Packard, 1867". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
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