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Subfamily Agaristinae

Wood Nymph - Eudryas unio Eight-spotted Forester - Alypia octomaculata Caterpillar - Alypia octomaculata Noctuidae: Eudryas unio - Eudryas unio Grapevine Epimenis - Psychomorpha epimenis Alypia octomaculata Beautiful Wood Nymph Moth H# 9301 - Eudryas grata Alypiodes geronimo
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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 Agaristinae
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Agaristinae Boisduval, 1833
Food
Onagraceae, Vitaceae, Nyctaginaceae, Portulacaceae, and Cactaceae are important host plant families for the Agaristinae.
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 6 March, 2005 - 2:18am
Additional contributions by David Ferguson, Kyhl Austin
Last updated 12 January, 2017 - 1:40am

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