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Plusia Ochsenheimer, 1816

Plusia Ochsenheimer, 1816; Schmett. Eur. 4: 89, TS: Phalaena festucae Linnaeus
Chrysaspidia Hübner, [1821]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (16): 252, TS: Phalaena festucae Linnaeus
Palaeoplusia Hampson, 1913; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 13 : 581, TS: Plusia venusta Walker

= ; [NACL, 131]

Plusia (Plusiini) ; [NACL, 131]
Plusia (Plusiina) ; [NE10, 161, 246]

Misidentified/misapplied:

Euchalcia Hübner, 1821; Dyar, 1902
Phytometra Haworth, 1809; Hampson, 1913

Plusia contexta Grote, 1873

Nova Scotia - Saskatchewan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Nebraska. See [About maps] Plusia contexta Grote, 1873; Bull. Buffalo Soc. nat. Sci. 1 : 193, TL: Albany, New York
Plusia contexta, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Plusia contexta, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Plusia contexta, Lynn Scott's Lepidoptera Images [Lynn Scott]
Plusia contexta ; [NACL, #8952]; [MNA25.1: 129, f. 68, pl. 1, f. 58-59, pl. H, f. 10, pl. R, f. 4]; [NE10, 161]

Plusia festucae (Linnaeus, 1758)

EU, Morocco, Siberia, Korea, Japan, E.China. See [About maps] Isotinayökkönen Gold Spot Rice Looper Goldeule
Phalaena festucae Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 513
Phytometra festucae splendida Rangnow, 1935; Ent. Rdsch. 53 (2): 22, pl. 4, f. 8, TL: "Lappland"
?Plusia festucae ab. marisola Krulikowsky, 1908; Soc. Ent. 23 (2): 11, TL: Wiatka; Kasan
Plusia festucae, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Plusia festucae, Norges Sommerfugler [NORLEP]
Plusia festucae, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Plusia festucae, UK Moths [Ian Kimber]
Plusia festucae ; [NE10: 246, pl. 16, f. 51-55, gen. 266, 331]

658x488 (~34Kb) Littleborough, England, 3.7.1998, Photo © Ian Kimber

500x587 (~45Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, 671:53, m 15-21.8.1981, f 6-12.8.1983, Markku Savela leg.

Larva on Festuca, Glyceria, Carex, Typha, Sparganium, less Alisma plantago, less Iris pseudocarpus, less Filipendula ulmarium [NE10, 247]

P. f. japonibia (Bryk, 1949)

Japan Phytometra festucae japonibia Bryk, 1949; Ark. Zool. 41 A (1) : 125, TL: Japan, Yokohama
Plusia festucae japonibia ; [NE10, 161]

P. f. kamtshadala (Bryk, 1949)

Kamchatka Phytometra festucae kamtshadala Bryk, 1949; Ark. Zool. 41 A (1) : 125, TL: Kamchatka
kantschadala ; [POOLE, 813 (missp.)]
Plusia festucae kamtshadala ; [NE10, 161]

P. f. kurilensis (Bryk, 1949)

Phytometra festucae kurilensis Bryk, 1949; Ark. Zool. 41 A (1) : 125, TL: Kunashire, Tomari
Plusia festucae kurilensis ; [NE10, 161]

P. f. maroccana (Rungs, 1937)

Phytometra festucae maroccana Rungs, 1937; Bull. Soc. Sci. nat. Maroc 16: 213, TL: Morocco, Rabat
Plusia festucae maroccana ; [NE10, 161]

Plusia manchurica (Lempke, 1966)

NE.China, ?. See [About maps] Autographa (Chrysaspidia) manchurica Lempke, 1966; Ent. Ber. Amst. 26: 87, f. 4 (m.gen), pl. 2, f. 5-7, TL: Manchuria, Siddemi

= Plusia fesctucae (Linnaeus, 1758); [NE10, 246 [??]]

Plusia manchurica ; [NE10, 161]

Plusia putnami Grote, 1873

-, Siberia. See [About maps] Pikkutinayökkönen
Plusia putnami Grote, 1873; Bull. Buffalo Soc. nat. Sci. 1 : 146, pl. 4, f. 2, TL: New York
Phytometra putnami ab. punctistigma Strand, 1917; Archiv Naturg. 82 A (2) : 49

= ; [NACL, #8950]

Plusia putnami, Pacific Northwest Moths [PNWM]
Plusia putnami, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Plusia putnami, E.H. Strickland Ent. Mus, U of [ALBERTA]
Plusia putnami, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Plusia putnami, Norges Sommerfugler [NORLEP]
Plusia putnami, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Plusia putnami, UK Moths [Ian Kimber]
Plusia putnami ; [NACL, #8950]; [MNA25.1: 127, f. 4f, 67, pl. 1, f. 54-55, pl. 4, f. 20, pl. H, f. 8, pl. R, f.2]; [NE10, 161]

817x679 (~111Kb) Russia, Moscow area (36°25'E, 56°00'N), 21.7.2009, Photo © D. Smirnov

500x565 (~46Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, 671:53, m 1-7-7.1978, f 5.7.1968, Markku Savela leg.

Larva on Festuca spp., Sparganium sp.

P. p. putnami

Newfoundland, Labrador - Pennsylvania, S.Canada - Alaska, Washington - N.California, Rocky Mountains

P. p. barbara (Warren, 1913)

Morocco Phytometra barbara Warren, 1913; in Seitz, Grosschmett. Erde 3 : 347, TL: Morocco
Plusia putnami barbara ; [NE10, 161]

P. p. festata Graeser, (1890)

Far East, Altai Mts., Japan Plusia festata Graeser, (1890); Berl. Ent. Zs. 33 (2) : 262, TL: Amurland, SE.Siberia
Phytometra festata ab. conjuncta Warren, 1913; in Seitz, Grosschmett. Erde 3 : 347
Phytometra festata ab. major Warren, 1913; in Seitz, Grosschmett. Erde 3 : 347
Phytometra festata conjuncta Matsumura, 1925; J. Coll. Agric. Hokkaido imp. Univ. 15 : 150

= Plusia putnami Grote, 1873; [MNA25.1, 128]
= ; [NE10, 161]

Chrysaspidia major Chou & Lu, 1979; Entomotaxonomia 1: 20

= Plusia putnami Grote, 1873; [MNA25.1, 128]
= ; [NE10, 161 [??]]
= Plusia festucae Linnaeus, 1758; [NE10, 246 [??]]

Phytometra festata yokohamensis Bryk, 1949; Ark. Zool. 41 A (1) : 124, pl. 5, f. 6, TL: Yokohama

= ; [NE10, 161]

Chrysaspidia conjuncta ; Chou & Lu, 1978, Acta ent. sinica 21 (1): 72
Plusia conjuncta ; [POOLE, 813]
Plusia putnami festata ; [NE10, 161]

P. p. gracilis (Lempke, 1966)

EU, W.Siberia? Autographa (Chrysaspidia) gracilis Lempke, 1966; Ent. Ber. Amst. 26: 69, f. 2-3 (gen.), pl. 1, f. 3-9, TL: Netherlands, de Peel
Autographa (Chrysaspidia) gracilis f. obscura Lempke, 1966; Tijdscr. Ent. 109 : 263, TL: Wijnjeterp, Netherlands
Autographa (Chrysaspidia) gracilis f. coalescens Lempke, 1966; Tijdscr. Ent. 109 : 263, pl. 7, f. 9, TL: Nijetrijne, Netherlands
Autographa (Chrysaspidia) gracilis f. disconulla Lempke, 1966; Tijdscr. Ent. 109 : 263, TL: Griendsveen, Netherlands
Plusia putnami gracilis ; [NE10: 248, pl. 16, f. 56-60, gen. 267,332]

Plusia nichollae (Hampson, 1913)

Alaska - California. See [About maps] Phytometra nichollae Hampson, 1913; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 13 : 510, TL: Pass D. Hope, British Columbia
Phytometra putnami ab. mendocinensis Strand, 1917; Archiv Naturg. 82 A (2) : 49, TL: Mendocino, California
Autographa putnami mendocinensis McDunnough, 1938; Mem. South. Calif. Acad. Sci. 1: 113, TL: Mendocino, California

= ; [MNA25.1, 129]

Plusia nichollae, Pacific Northwest Moths [PNWM]
Plusia nichollae, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Plusia nichollae, Noctuid Search (record) [NOCTS]
Plusia putnami mendocinensis ; [NACL, #8950a]
Plusia nichollae ; [NACL, #8951]; [MNA25.1: 129, f. 67, pl. 1, f. 56-57, pl. H, f. 9, pl. R, f. 3]; [NE10, 161]

Plusia venusta Walker, 1865

Nova Scotia, S.Canada, New York, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota, N.Montana. See [About maps] Plusia venusta Walker, 1865; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 33: 836, TL: Orillia, Ontario
Plusia striatella Grote, 1873; Bull. Buffalo Soc. nat. Sci. 1 : 194, TL: New York

= ; [NACL, #8953]

Plusia venusta, Pacific Northwest Moths [PNWM]
Plusia venusta, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Plusia venusta, E.H. Strickland Ent. Mus, U of [ALBERTA]
Plusia venusta, Lynn Scott's Lepidoptera Images [Lynn Scott]
Plusia venusta ; [NACL, #8953]; [MNA25.1: 127, f. 66, pl. 1, f. 53, pl. H, f. 7, pl. R, f. 1]; [NE10, 161]

14.11.2011 (6)

References:

[ALBERTA]

University of Alberta, E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum; Browse Entomology Collection

[About maps]

Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.

[BAMONA]

Opler, Pavulaan, Stanford & Pogue; Butterflies and Moths of North America; Mountain Prairie Information Node

[D. Smirnov]

Russia, Moscow; e-mail: D. Smirnov

[HBN]

Francis Hemming, 1937; HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2

[Ian Kimber]

http://www.ukmoths.force9.co.uk/

[Lynn Scott]

Moths of the Ottawa Area; Lynn Scott's Lepidoptera Images

[MBE]

Moths and Butteflies of Europe; Paolo Mazzei, Diego Reggianti and Ilaria Pimpinelli; http://www.leps.it/

[MNA25.1]

Lafontaine & Poole; The Moths of America North of Mexico, 25.1; NOCTUOIDEA; Noctuidae, Plusiinae

[MPG]

North American Moth Photographers Group

[NACL]

Hodges, 1983; Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico

[NE10]

Goater, Ronkay & Fibiger, 2003; Noctuidae Europaeae 10: 252pp; Catocalinae & Plusiinae

[NOCTS]

Noctuid Search; An Interactive Key to Identify the Noctuidae of North America; e-mail: Thomas D. Eichlin; e-mail: Scott A. Kinnee; Dennis E. Mayhew; Ronald E. Somerby; Charles S. Papp

[NORLEP]

Norges Sommerfugler

[PNWM]

Pacific Northwest Moths

[POOLE]

Poole, 1989; Lepidopterorum catalogus (n.s.) 118 - Noctuidae

[SVF]

Svenska fjärilar; Naturhistoriska riksmuseet; (Sweden)

Some related literature:

Bryk, 1949

Zur Kenntnis der Großschmetterlinge von Korea. II. Macrofrenatae Ark. Zool. 41 A (1) : 1-225, pl. 1-7

Chou & Lu, 1978

Studies on the Chinese Plusiinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Acta ent. sinica 21 (1): 63-78

Chou & Lu, 1979

Two new genera and four new species of Plusiinae and revision of some of its known species (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Entomotaxonomia 1: 15-22

Graeser, (1890)

Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Lepidopteren-Fauna des Amurlandes. III Berl. Ent. Zs. 33 (2) : 251-268

Grote, 1873

Descriptions of Noctuidae principally from California Bull. Buffalo Soc. nat. Sci. 1 : 129-155

Grote, 1873

On eight species of Noctuidae Bull. Buffalo Soc. nat. Sci. 1 : 190-194

Hampson, 1913

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 13 : 1-609, pl. 222-239

Hübner, [1821]

Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge, 1816-[1826] Verz. bek. Schmett. (1): [1-3], 4-16 (1816), (2): 17-32 (1819), (3): 33-48 (1819), (4): 49-64 (1819), (5): 65-80 (1819), (6): 81-96 (1819), (7): 97-112 (1819), (8): 113-128 (1819), (9): 129-144 (1819), (10): 145-160 (1819), (11): 161-176 (1819), (12): 177-192 (1820), (13): 193-208 (1820), (14): 209-224 (1821), (15): 225-240 (1821), (16): 241-256 (1821), (17): 257-272 (1823), (18): 273-288 (1823), (19): 289-304 (1823), (20): 305-320 (1825), (21): 321-336 (1825), (22): 337-352 (1825), (23-27): 353-431 ([1825])

Krulikowsky, 1908

Einige neue Varietäten und Aberrationen der Lepidopteren des östlichen Russlands Soc. Ent. 23 (1): 2-3, (2): 11-12, (3): 18

Lempke, 1966

Notes on the genus Autographa Hübner, subgenus Chrysaspidia Hübner (Lep. Noctuidae) Ent. Ber. Amst. 26: 64-71, 2pls, 85-91, 1pl

Lempke, 1966

Catalogus der Nederlandse Macrolepidoptera (Dertiende Supplement) Tijdscr. Ent. 109 : 221-301

Linnaeus, 1758

Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Clases, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Symonymis, Locis. Tomis I. 10th Edition Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 1-338, : 339-824

Matsumura, 1925

An ennumeration of the butterflies and moths from Saghalien, with descriptions of new species and subspecies J. Coll. Agric. Hokkaido imp. Univ. 15 : 83-196, pl. 8-11

McDunnough, 1938

Check list of the Lepidoptera of Canada and the United States of America. Part I. Macrolepidoptera Mem. South. Calif. Acad. Sci. 1: 175pp

Rangnow, 1935

Neue Lepidopteren aus Lappland Ent. Rdsch. 53 (2): 21-22

Rungs, 1937

Lépidoptéres nouveaux et peu connus du Maroc Bull. Soc. Sci. nat. Maroc 16: 211-215

Strand, 1917

Neue Aberrationen der Noctuiden-Subfamilien Hadeninae, Erastriinae, Catocalinae, Mominae und Phytometrinae Archiv Naturg. 82 A (2) : 28-50

Walker, 1865

List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 31: 1-322 ([1865]), 32: 323-706 (1865), 33: 707-1120 (1865), 34: 1121-1534 ([1866]), 35: 1535-2040 (1866)

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