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Species Phosphila turbulenta - Turbulent Phosphila - Hodges#9618

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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 Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)
Subfamily Noctuinae (Cutworm or Dart Moths)
Tribe Phosphilini
Genus Phosphila
Species turbulenta (Turbulent Phosphila - Hodges#9618)
Hodges Number
9618
Identification
Food
Larvae feed on Greenbriar (Smilax sp.)
Internet References
Moth Photographers' Group adult image (scroll down to 9618)