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Species Cobubatha metaspilaris - Hodges#9012

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Moth - Cobubatha metaspilaris Moth - Cobubatha metaspilaris Different from C. dividua? - Cobubatha metaspilaris Moth - Cobubatha metaspilaris Cobubatha metaspilaris Cobubatha metaspilaris Cobubatha metaspilaris Cobubatha metaspilaris? - Cobubatha metaspilaris
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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 Cobubathinae
Genus Cobubatha
Species metaspilaris (Cobubatha metaspilaris - Hodges#9012)

Hodges Number

9012

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Cobubatha metaspilaris Walker, 1863
Cobubatha ochrocraspis Hampson, 1910 is removed from the list. Its previous inclusion was based on USNM specimens from Florida which have been determined to Cobubatha metaspilaris Walker, 1863. - ZooKeys, 788: 247

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (MPG) (1)
The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (2)

Works Cited

1.North American Moth Photographers Group
2.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Steve Nanz on 5 December, 2018 - 11:40am
Additional contributions by john and jane balaban
Last updated 13 April, 2020 - 5:34pm

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