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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Prominent Moths (Notodontidae) » Heterocampinae » Macrurocampa » Macrurocampa miranda - Hodges#7976.1 (Macrurocampa miranda)

Species Macrurocampa miranda - Hodges#7976.1

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Range · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
moth - Macrurocampa miranda moth - Macrurocampa miranda Macrurocampa dorothea - Macrurocampa miranda - female Egg - Macrurocampa miranda Larva Day 6 - Macrurocampa miranda Larva Day 11 - Macrurocampa miranda Arizona Moth - Macrurocampa miranda Noctuid July 24 - Macrurocampa miranda
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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 Notodontidae (Prominent Moths)
Subfamily Heterocampinae
Genus Macrurocampa
Species miranda (Macrurocampa miranda - Hodges#7976.1)
Hodges Number
7976.1
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Macrurocampa miranda Dyar, 1905
Explanation of Names
Macrurocampa miranda Dyar, 1905, formerly a synonym of Macrurocampa dorothea Dyar, 1896, is restored to full species status in Miller et al. (2021).
Range
AZ, NM.
Type locality: Palmerlee, Cochise Co., AZ; Manitou, CO.
Print References
Miller, J.S., D.L. Wagner, P.A. Opler & J.D. Lafontaine, 2021. Noctuoidea, Notodontidae (Part 2, Conclusion): Heterocampinae, Nystaleinae, Dioptinae, Dicranurinae. The Moths of America north of Mexico, Fascicle 22.1B: 58; pl. A-12, figs. 39-42; pl. 51, fig. 3 (♂ gen.); pl. 69, fig. 3 (♂ sternum 8); pl. 80, fig. 7 (♀ gen.); pl. L-11, fig. 7, 8 (larva). - order
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (MPG) (1)
Works Cited
1.North American Moth Photographers Group
Contributed by Steve Nanz on 6 March, 2022 - 3:30pm

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