Amolita fratercula
Barnes & McDunnough, 1912
Amolita fratercula is a in the Erebidae, described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1912. It is known from North America. The species has been assigned the MONA or Hodges number 9822. Only four observations have been documented in iNaturalist, suggesting it is rarely encountered or understudied.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Amolita fratercula: /æˈmɒlɪtə fræˈtɜːrkjʊlə/
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Distribution
North America. Specific records include eastern Wyoming as far north as Guernsey, with a collection site south of Pine Bluffs.
Seasonality
have been collected in late July and are likely present through August.
Human Relevance
Not considered an economic pest in Wyoming.
Similar Taxa
- Trimerotropis fraterculaShares the same specific epithet but belongs to a different order (Orthoptera: Acrididae) and is a , not a . The two are unrelated despite the identical species name.
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Taxonomic note
placement varies between sources: Erebidae (Wikipedia, iNaturalist) versus Noctuidae (GBIF, NCBI, Catalogue of Life). This reflects ongoing taxonomic revisions in Lepidoptera classification.
Hodges number
9822