Hydraecia ultima is a moth belonging to the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by P. L. Holst in 1965.[1] It is very similar to Hydraecia micacea and Hydraecia nordstroemi. Specimens can only be reliably identified and distinguished by a genital examination[2]

Hydraecia ultima
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Hydraecia
Species:
H. ultima
Binomial name
Hydraecia ultima
Holst, 1965

It is native to Palearctic.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Hydraecia ultima​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  2. ^ Alberto Zilli, László Ronkay, Michael Fibiger: Noctuidae Europaeae Volume 8 Apameini. Entomological Press, Sorø 2005, ISBN 87-89430-09-3.
  3. ^ "Hydraecia ultima Holst, 1965". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 17 January 2021.