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Genus Phalaenophana

Moth ID Please - Phalaenophana pyramusalis Erebidae: Phalaenophana pyramusalis - Phalaenophana pyramusalis Erebidae: Phalaenophana pyramusalis - Phalaenophana pyramusalis Dark-banded Owlet - Phalaenophana pyramusalis Moth 042415ok ID - Phalaenophana pyramusalis Dark-banded Owlet (Phalaenophanus pyramusalis) - Phalaenophana pyramusalis A little moth? - Phalaenophana pyramusalis Dark-banded Owlet  - Phalaenophana pyramusalis
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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 Erebidae
Subfamily Herminiinae (Litter Moths)
Genus Phalaenophana
Numbers
2 species in North America (nearctica.com)
1 species in Canada [P. pyramusalis] (CBIF)
Range
North America east of the Rockies
also occurs in Europe
Internet References
pinned adult image of P. pyramusalis (CBIF)