Euros proprius Hy. Edwards

Troubridge, J. T., 2006, A review of the genus Euros Hy. Edwards (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Apameiini) with description of one new species, Zootaxa 1308, pp. 63-68 : 64-65

Euros proprius Hy. Edwards

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Euros proprius Hy. Edwards, 1881 . Holotype male, AMNH [examined].

Diagnosis. Forewing length 9–10 mm. Euros proprius is the most distinctive species in the genus. The red and orange forewing and red hindwing fringe easily separate it from the other species. In the male genitalia, the ampulla is about as broad as it is long, much longer in E. osticollis and E. cervina .

Type locality. Strawberry Valley, Siskiyou Co., California.

Distribution and habitat. E. proprius has been found near streams in dry forests in the northern Sierra Nevada, California where I have found it in association with Paeonia brownii Douglas ex Hooker (Paeoniaceae) .

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 3. Adults of Euros species. 1, E. proprius, Plumas Co., California; 2, E. osticollis, Josephine Co., Oregon; 3, E. cervina, Curry Co., Oregon.

FIGURES 4 – 6. Male genitalia of Euros species. 4, E. proprius; 5, E. osticollis; 6, E. cervina.