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Species Cosmosoma achemon - Hodges#8280.1

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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 Arctiinae (Tiger and Lichen Moths)
Tribe Arctiini (Tiger Moths)
Subtribe Euchromiina
Genus Cosmosoma
Species achemon (Cosmosoma achemon - Hodges#8280.1)
Hodges Number
8280.1
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Zygaena achemon Fabricius, 1781
Cosmosoma achemon (Fabricius, 1781)
Explanation of Names
Cosmosoma achemon (Fabricius, 1781) is tentatively added to the list based on a single specimen from Monroe Co., FL, a likely stray or stow away photographed on 6/10/2021 by Joseph Montes de Oca.
Print References
Fabricius, J.C., 1781. Species Insectorum Exhibentes Eorum Differentia Specifica, Synonyma Auctorum, Loca Natalia, Metamorphosin Adiectis, Observationibus, Descriptionibus. Species insectorum, 2: 162.
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (MPG) (1)
The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (2)
iNaturalist
Works Cited
1.North American Moth Photographers Group
2.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Steve Nanz on 4 September, 2021 - 6:13am

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