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Chloronycta
Chloronycta is a currently monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by B. Christian Schmidt and Gary G. Anweiler in 2014. Its only species, Chloronycta tybo, was first described by William Barnes in 1904. It is found in mountainous regions from Mexico to south-eastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico, north to the Sierra Madre Occidental. The habitat consists of canyons and mid-elevation wooded areas, particularly riparian corridors.
The wingspan is about 34 mm for males and 36 mm for females. Adults are on wing in January and from July to September.
3 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Chloronycta tybo
speciesChloronycta tybo
Chloronycta vulcanica
speciesChloronycta vulcanica
Chloronycta ybasis
speciesChloronycta ybasis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 424510.