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Genus Perigonica

Perigonica tertia or Perigonica fulminans? - Perigonica - female

Perigonica tertia 10464 - Perigonica tertia

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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 Perigonica

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Perigonica Smith, 1890

Numbers

There are about 5 species in the genus. (1)(2)(3)

Works Cited

1.	Wikipedia

2.	North American Moth Photographers Group

3.	BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems

Contributed by Will Chatfield-Taylor on 16 April, 2007 - 7:46am
Additional contributions by Robert H. Biagi
Last updated 15 February, 2022 - 1:04pm

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