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Desmia desmialis - Hodges#5168 (Desmia desmialis)
Species
Desmia desmialis
- Hodges#5168
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Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily
Pyraloidea (Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths)
Family
Crambidae (Crambid Snout Moths)
Subfamily
Spilomelinae
Tribe
Nomophilini
Genus
Desmia
Species
desmialis
(Desmia desmialis - Hodges#5168)
Hodges Number
5168
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Desmia desmialis
(Barnes & McDunnough, 1914)
Ercta desmialis
Barnes & McDunnough, 1914
Hymenia kaeberalis
Haimbach, 1915
Phylogenetic Sequence #
801270
Size
wingspan ≈17–20 mm
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1
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Range
south-western (AZ)
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1
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2
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3
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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 6 October, 2021 - 2:56pm