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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Ghost Moths (Hepialoidea) » Ghost Moths (Hepialidae) » Phymatopus » Phymatopus behrensii - Hodges#0033 (Phymatopus behrensii)

Species Phymatopus behrensii - Hodges#0033

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Food · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Hepialoidea (Ghost Moths)
Family Hepialidae (Ghost Moths)
Genus Phymatopus
Species behrensii (Phymatopus behrensii - Hodges#0033)
Hodges Number
0033
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Phymatopus behrensii (Stretch, 1872)
Sthenopis behrensii Stretch, 1872
Sthenopis behrnsii Stretch, 1872 (incorr. orig. spelling)
Hepialus behrensi (McDunnough, 1938) (emend.)
Hepialus anceps Edwards, 1881
Hepialus desolatus Strecker, 1875
Sthenopis montana Stretch, 1872
Epialus tacomae Edwards, 1874
Phylogenetic Sequence # 110013
Explanation of Names
Phymatopus behrensii (Stretch, 1872) corrects the original spelling of behrnsii, see Stretch, 1872:240, and misspelling of behrensi in the 1983 Hodges Checklist.
Size
wingspan ≈ 43mm (1)
Range
western (CA, WA) (2)(3)
Food
Recorded food plants for the species include Helenium, Lupinus, Malus, and various ferns. (1)
Print References
Stretch, R.H., 1872. Illustrations of the Zygænidæ & Bombycidæ of North America, 1: 105, 240 (errata).
Internet References
Wikipedia
Moth photographers group
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)
Works Cited
1.Wikipedia
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
3.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Bob Biagi on 31 July, 2019 - 9:55pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz
Last updated 15 March, 2022 - 4:54am

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