Hadenella pergentilis

Grote, 1883

Hadenella pergentilis is a noctuid and the sole in its . It occurs in western North America from the Pacific Northwest and Canadian prairies south through the Rocky Mountains to Colorado and Utah, with coastal in southern California. The species is associated with sage steppe . It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1883.

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Hadenella pergentilis: /hædəˈnɛlə pɜːrˈdʒɛntɪlɪs/

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Identification

As the only in the Hadenella, identification to genus level confirms the species. The genus is placed in the tribe Hadenini within Noctuinae. Specific diagnostic features distinguishing it from related hadenine genera are not well documented in available sources.

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Habitat

Sage steppe .

Distribution

North America: Pacific Northwest (Washington, Oregon), southern California along the Pacific Coast, Rocky Mountains (Alberta and Saskatchewan in Canada south to Utah and Colorado).

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