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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Owlet Moths (Noctuidae) » Cutworm or Dart Moths (Noctuinae) » Orthosiini » Morrisonia

Genus Morrisonia

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · See Also · Works Cited
cat - Morrisonia mucens pink caterpillar? - Morrisonia confusa moth unknown03 110605 - Morrisonia latex Confused Woodgrain - Hodges#10521 - Morrisonia confusa Morrisonia latex Noctuidae, Confused Woodgrain, spent cocoon - Morrisonia confusa Eggs in container - Morrisonia confusa Noctuidae, Confused Woodgrain, dorsal - Morrisonia confusa
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)
Family Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)
Subfamily Noctuinae (Cutworm or Dart Moths)
Tribe Orthosiini
Genus Morrisonia
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Morrisonia Grote, 1874
Numbers
5 species in the genus (1)(2)(3)
See Also
Some species may be easily confused with some of the forms of the Pinions, in the genus Lithophane and also some in the related genus Apamea.
Works Cited
1.Wikipedia
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
3.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by A.W. Thomas on 19 April, 2005 - 8:33am
Additional contributions by Robert H. Biagi
Last updated 25 April, 2023 - 9:23am

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