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Species Oruza albocostata - Hodges#9026

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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 Erebidae
Subfamily Boletobiinae
Tribe Aventiini
Genus Oruza
Species albocostata (Oruza albocostata - Hodges#9026)
Hodges Number
9026
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Oruza albocostata (Druce, 1899)
Phylogenetic Sequence # 930692.6
Identification
Specimen identified by DNA analysis:
Range
AZ, south into Mexico & Costa Rica (1)(2)
See Also
The nearly identical White Edge Moth, Oruza albocostaliata is widespread in the eastern USA, reaching eastern Texas.