Raphia elbea
Taxonomy and biogeography of the Nearctic Raphia Huebner (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Raphiinae)
Schmidt, B. Christian
Anweiler, Gary G.
ZooKeys
2014
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Smith
2014
Schmidt & Anweiler
2014
Insecta
Noctuidae
Raphia
CoL
Animalia
Raphia frater subsp. elbea
Lepidoptera
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Arthropoda
subSpecies
frater
stat. n.
elbea
Raphia elbeaSmith, 1908
Type material. A male lectotype was designated by Todd (1982)[AMNH]. Type locality: Deming, [Luna Co.,], New Mexico [USA].
Diagnosis and description. Raphiafrater elbeais most similar to the pale yellowish-ochre forms of Raphia frater coloradensis, but differ from that subspecies in having both the costal and reniform dark patches more prominent; when present, the black medio-anal patch is also darker and more elongate; additionally, Raphia frater elbeaappears to exhibit a unique, divergent mtDNA haplotype group.
Biology and distribution. This subspecies occurs from southeastern Utah and western New Mexico southward through Arizona into northern Mexico. In southeastern Arizona it occurs in riparian areas in association with the larval host, Populus fremonti. Flight records are from February to October, with most being from March to May and August to September, indicating at least two generations annually.