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Species Tarache bella - Hodges#9147

Moth#2016-06 Bird droppingd type moth. - Tarache bella

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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 Acontiinae (Bird Dropping Moths)

Tribe Acontiini

Genus Tarache

Species bella (Tarache bella - Hodges#9147)

Hodges Number

9147

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Tarache bella Barnes & Benjamin, 1922

P3 number: 931361

Identification

See "Noctuidae of North America" in Internet References below.

Range

"... western Texas, westward across New Mexico and Arizona to southern California." (1)

Print References

Barnes, W. & F.H. Benjamin, 1922. Notes: New genera and species of Noctuidae, Agrotinae. Contributions to the natural history of the Lepidoptera of North America. 5(1): 45

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (MPG) (2)

The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (3)

Noctuidae of North America (nearctica.com) (1)

Works Cited

1.	Noctuidae of North America (nearctica.com)

2.	North American Moth Photographers Group

3.	BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems

Contributed by Steve Nanz on 9 September, 2016 - 8:55am

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