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Genus Eublemma

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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 Eublemmini
Genus Eublemma
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Eublemma Hübner, [1821]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (16): 256
syn. Eumestleta
Numbers
Four Eublemma species are found in America north of Mexico.(1)
Food
Feed on scale insects.
Print References
Lafontaine J. D., and B. C. Schmidt 2010. Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America North of Mexico. p. 28.(1)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group - photos of all four Eublemma species. (pinned)
Works Cited
1.Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico.
Donald J. Lafontaine, B. Christian Schmidt. 2010. ZooKeys 40: 1–239 .
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 30 April, 2007 - 10:50am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Maury Heiman, ceiseman, Randy Hardy
Last updated 12 August, 2014 - 9:18am

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