A new apameine genus and species from the southern Appalachian Mountains, USA (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Noctuinae)
Quinter EL and Sullivan JB. 2014. A new apameine genus and species from the southern Appalachian Mountains, USA (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Noctuinae). ZooKeys. 421:181-191
Cherokeea gen. n. is proposed for a rarely collected apameine moth species from the southern Appalachian Mountains, C. attakullakulla sp. n. It is recorded from foothills and lower montane habitats of North Carolina and Georgia where hill cane, Arundinaria appalachiana Triplett, Weakley & L.G. Clark is found. Adults and their genitalia are figured and a mtDNA barcode sequence is given.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Quinter, Eric; Sullivan, J
- Units
- GRSM
- Keywords
- All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory, apameine, APHN, Appalachian Highlands Network, Arundinaria appalachiana, ATBI, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, GRSM, GRSM-00039, GRSM-01683, hill cane, Insecta, Lepidoptera, moth, New Species, SER, Southeast Region
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Terrestrial Invertebrates