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Species Prorella protoptata - Hodges#7624

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Remarks · Internet References · Works Cited
Prorella protoptata
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Geometroidea (Geometrid and Swallowtail Moths)
Family Geometridae (Geometrid Moths)
Subfamily Larentiinae
Tribe Eupitheciini
Genus Prorella
Species protoptata (Prorella protoptata - Hodges#7624)
Hodges Number
7624
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Eupithecia protoptata McDunnough, 1938
Prorella protoptata (McDunnough, 1938)
Remarks
Original description. McDunnough's 1949 revision of the group does not include a description of this species, but it includes descriptions of several similar species.(1)
Internet References
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Works Cited
1.Revision of the North American species of the genus Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)
James H. McDunnough. 1949. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 93(8).
Contributed by Aaron Hunt on 24 November, 2017 - 7:59pm
Last updated 25 November, 2017 - 12:42am

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