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Species Sympistis sandaraca - Hodges#10078

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Sympistis sandaraca 10078 - Sympistis sandaraca Sympistis sandaraca 10078 - Sympistis sandaraca Sympistis sandaraca
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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 Oncocnemidinae
Genus Sympistis
Species sandaraca (Sympistis sandaraca - Hodges#10078)

Hodges Number

10078

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Sympistis sandaraca (Buckett & Bauer, 1967)
Oncocnemis sandaraca (Buckett & Bauer, 1967)

See Also

Sympistis melantho
Sympistis hayesi
Sympistis regina

Print References

Buckett, J.S., & W.R. Bauer, 1966 [1967]. A new species of Oncocnemis from the western United States (Noctuidae: Cuculliinae). Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera. 5: 197-208

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (1)
The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (2)
Pacific Northwest Moths (3)
E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum (4)

Works Cited

1.North American Moth Photographers Group
2.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
3.Pacific Northwest Moths
4.University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Contributed by Steve Nanz on 19 December, 2015 - 3:46am

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