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Species Gluphisia wrightii - Hodges#7932

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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 Notodontidae (Prominent Moths)
Subfamily Notodontinae
Genus Gluphisia
Species wrightii (Gluphisia wrightii - Hodges#7932 )
Hodges Number
7932
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Gluphisia wrightii Hy. Edwards, 1886
Phylogenetic sequence # 930020 (1)
Explanation of Names
Named in honor of Mr. William Greenwood Wright, who published works on California Lepidoptera.
Numbers
Lafontaine & Schmidt (2010) listed five species of the genus Gluphisia in America north of Mexico.(1)
Size
The wingspan averages 30-42 mm.
Identification
Specimen identified by DNA analysis:
Range
California to Utah and New Mexico. (2), (3)
Season
The adults are reported March to September, but most common from July to September. (3)
Remarks
Threatened or rare species.
See Also
Common Gluphisia - Gluphisia septentrionis
Print References
Packard, A.S., 1895. Monograph of the Bombycine Moths of North America. National Academy of Sciences. 93.