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Dasychira
Genus
Dasychira
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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
Lymantriinae (Tussock Moths)
Tribe
Orgyiini
Genus
Dasychira
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Dasychira
Hübner
, 1819
Numbers
Sixteen
Dasychira
species occur in America north of Mexico.
(
1
)
Dasychira atrivenosa
Dasychira basiflava
Dasychira cinnamomea
Dasychira dominickaria
Dasychira dorsipennata
Dasychira grisefacta
Dasychira leucophaea
Dasychira manto
Dasychira matheri
Dasychira meridionalis
Dasychira mescalera
Dasychira obliquata
Dasychira pinicola
Dasychira plagiata
Dasychira tephra
Dasychira vagans
Print References
Covell, pp. 337-339, plates 44, 45
(
2
)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
- photo of living
Dasychira
species found in America north of Mexico.
North Carolina State Univ. Entomology
lists 6 species for that state.
Works Cited
1.
Moths of Western North America
Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.
2.
Peterson Field Guides: Eastern Moths
Charles V. Covell. 1984. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Contributed by
Cotinis
on 30 January, 2005 - 2:48am
Additional contributions by
Maury Heiman
,
Robert Lord Zimlich
Last updated 16 April, 2014 - 4:45pm