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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Moths » Noctuoidea » Erebidae » Litter Moths (Herminiinae)

Subfamily Herminiinae - Litter Moths

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Caterpillar - Palthis angulalis Idia caterpillar - Idia Idia caterpillars - Idia caterpillar - Zanclognatha caterpillar - Zanclognatha caterpillar - Zanclognatha Dark-spotted Palthis - Palthis angulalis caterpillar - Zanclognatha
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
No Taxon (Moths)
Superfamily Noctuoidea
Family Erebidae
Subfamily Herminiinae (Litter Moths)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
formerly placed in family Noctuidae (new reference: All-Leps)
Food
"A wide range of organic matter that includes living foliage, epiphytic growth, senescent leaves, flowers, and fruit as well as fallen leaves." --Wagner, Caterpillars of Eastern North America
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 6 March, 2005 - 1:42am
Additional contributions by ceiseman
Last updated 10 March, 2009 - 2:25pm

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