Hillia iris explained

Hillia iris, the iris rover, is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae.^{[1] [2]} It was described by Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt in 1839 and is found in North America.^[2]

The MONA or Hodges number for Hillia iris is 9967.^{[3] [4] [5]}

References

• Crabo, L.; Davis, M.; Hammond, P.; Mustelin, T. & Shepard, J. (2013). "Five new species and three new subspecies of Erebidae and Noctuidae (Insecta, Lepidoptera) from Northwestern North America, with notes on Chytolita Grote (Erebidae) and Hydraecia Guenée (Noctuidae)". ZooKeys. 264: 85-123.
• Lafontaine, D. & Troubridge, J. (2010). "Two new species of the Euxoa westermanni species-group from Canada (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Noctuinae)". ZooKeys. 39: 255–262.
• Lafontaine, J. Donald & Schmidt, B. Christian (2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys, vol. 40, 1–239.

Further reading

• Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hillia iris Species Information. BugGuide. 2018-01-31.
2. Web site: Hillia iris Report. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 2018-01-31.
3. Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
4. Web site: Hillia iris, Iris Rover - Hodges 9967. North American Moth Photographers Group. 2018-01-31.
5. Mustelin . Tomas . Crabo . Lars G. . amp . 2015 . Revision of the genus Aseptis McDunnough (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Noctuinae, Xylenini) with a description of two new genera, Paraseptis and Viridiseptis . ZooKeys . 527 . 57–102 . 10.3897/zookeys.527.9575. 26692788 . 4668888 . free .