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Genus Homorthodes

Homorthodes communis Unknown Noctuid - Homorthodes communis Homorthodes fractura Homorthodes fractura ? - Homorthodes fractura Arizona Moth - Homorthodes fractura Homorthodes rectiflava? - Homorthodes rectiflava Noctuid - Homorthodes euxoiformis Homorthodes gigantoides
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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 Eriopygini
Genus Homorthodes
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Homorthodes McDunnough, 1943
Numbers
14 species in North America listed at All-Leps
Size
wingspan 22-27 mm, based on several photos by Jim Vargo at MPG
Range
one species (H. furfurata) occurs across southern Canada and all of United States except Florida and neighboring states; all remaining species occur in the west
Internet References
pinned adult images of eight species plus photos of related species by Jim Vargo (Moth Photographers Group)
pinned adult images of H. rectiflava plus collection site map (All-Leps)
distribution in Canada list of provinces for six species (U. of Alberta, using CBIF data)