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Species Unciella flagrantis - Hodges#10112

Representative Images

Unciella primula? - Unciella flagrantis Unciella primula? - Unciella flagrantis Unciella fragrantis - Unciella flagrantis Unciella flagrantis Unciella flagrantis Unciella flagrantis
Show images of: caterpillars · adults · both

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 Amphipyrinae
Tribe Psaphidini
Subtribe Triocnemidina
Genus Unciella
Species flagrantis (Unciella flagrantis - Hodges#10112)

Hodges Number

10112

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Unciella flagrantis (Smith, 1893)
Oncocnemis flagrantis Smith, 1893
Phylogenetic Sequence # 931622

Identification

Range

south-western (CA, NV) (1)(2)(3)(4)

See Also

Check the shape of the reniform spot to eliminate Unciella primula.
(pinched in the middle)

Internet References

Wikipedia
Discover Life
MPG
BOLD

Works Cited

1.Wikipedia
2.Ascher J.S., Pickering J. (2024) Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)
3.North American Moth Photographers Group
4.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by John S. Ascher on 23 March, 2015 - 7:48am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Robert H. Biagi
Last updated 10 November, 2022 - 8:44am

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