Afotella cylindrica
(Grote, 1880)
Afotella cylindrica is a noctuid described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1880. It is native to western North America, with documented occurrences ranging from the Canadian prairie provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta southward to California. The species belongs to the tribe Hadenini within the Noctuinae. Available records indicate it is a rarely encountered species with limited observational data.


Pronunciation
How to pronounce Afotella cylindrica: /æfoʊˈtɛlə sɪˈlɪndrɪkə/
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Distribution
Western North America: from Saskatchewan and Alberta in Canada south to California, United States.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
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