The Lepidoptera of White Sands National Monument, Otero County, New Mexico, USA 4. A new species of Schinia Hübner, 1818 (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Heliothinae)

By

Metzler, Eric
Forbes, Gregory S.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2011

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

149

Pages

135-144

Subjects

Biological diversity , Lepidoptera , National Monument , New Mexico , Noctuidae , Otero County , Tularosa Basin , white gypsum dunes , White Sands National Monument

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.149.1518

 

Abstract

In 2006 the U.S. National Park Service initiated a long term study of the Lepidoptera at White Sands National Monument, Otero County, New Mexico. Schinia poguei sp. n., described here, was discovered in 2007, the second year of the study. The male and female adult moths and genitalia are illustrated.