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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Carpenter and Clearwing Moths (Cossoidea) » Carpenter and Leopard Moths (Cossidae) » Hypoptinae » Inguromorpha

Genus Inguromorpha

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Moth ID request - Inguromorpha texasensis - male Inguromorpha itzalana - Hodges#2657 - Inguromorpha itzalana Inguromorpha sp. – Unidentified Inguromorpha Moth - Inguromorpha texasensis Inguromorpha basalis - Hodges#2659 - Inguromorpha basalis #2659.97 - Inguromorpha n. sp. - Inguromorpha texasensis Inguromorpha basalis – Black-lined Carpenterworm Moth - Inguromorpha basalis Inguromorpha itzalana Inguromorpha n. sp. - Hodges#2659.97 (Inguromorpha n-sp) Moth observed 7-2-2021 10:04 pm southwest Hamilton County, Texas - Inguromorpha texasensis
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Cossoidea (Carpenter and Clearwing Moths)
Family Cossidae (Carpenter and Leopard Moths)
Subfamily Hypoptinae
Genus Inguromorpha
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Inguromorpha Edwards, 1888
Explanation of Names
Genus name means inguro-form, of course. This appears to refer to a genus of Noctuids, Ingura, now considered part of Paectes (Wikipedia--Ingura). Though unrelated, the typical posture of Paectes is similar to that of Inguromorpha.
Numbers
Nearctica (1) - lists three species for the genus in North America.
Inguromorpha arcifera Dyar 1906
Inguromorpha basalis Walker 1856
Inguromorpha itzalana Strecker 1900
Works Cited
1.Nearctica: Nomina Insecta Nearctica
Contributed by Jason D. Roberts on 12 August, 2007 - 9:19pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Maury Heiman
Last updated 28 January, 2011 - 8:59am

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