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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Erebidae » Erebinae » Melipotini » Phoberia

Genus Phoberia

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Identification · Works Cited
Phoberia atomaris? Thanks for any comments/corrections on this specimen. - Phoberia atomaris Common Oak Moth - Phoberia atomaris Moth - Phoberia atomaris Phoberia atomaris Moth to blacklight - Phoberia Phoberia 8591 Common Oak Moth (Phoberia atomaris) - Phoberia ?Phoberia - Phoberia
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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 Erebinae
Tribe Melipotini
Genus Phoberia
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Phoberia Hübner, 1818
Lyssia Guenée, 1852
Numbers
There are at least 2 species in the genus. (1)
Identification
The antennae of males (examined microscopically) may reveal the differences between the two species that are most commonly encountered. (males only)
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Works Cited
1.North American Moth Photographers Group
Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 22 February, 2005 - 11:49pm
Additional contributions by Robert H. Biagi
Last updated 2 March, 2021 - 9:15am

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