French Guyana, Piste de Kaw, PK 52, 9-V-89, B. & J. Lalanne-Cassou leg.

Alabama argillacea (Hübner, 1823)

Noctuidae Ophiderinae

Synonyms

Alabama xylina (Say)
Alabama bipunctina (Guenée)
Alabama grandipuncta (Guenée)

Biology and distribution

The larva is a pest of cotton in North America.

One specimen found by Fortuné Chalumeau in Guadeloupe (Grands Fonds).

A species found throughout continental America.

Legend

Pheromone

The sex pheromone produced by the female moths has been described (Hall et al, 1993, Bull. IOBC, 16: 1). It consists of :

Source: Pherolist, a database on sex pheromones and attractants in Lepidoptera.
Male genitalia (JPG 80 Kb).
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