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Species Lygropia plumbicostalis - Hodges#5249

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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 Agroterini
Genus Lygropia
Species plumbicostalis (Lygropia plumbicostalis - Hodges#5249)
Hodges Number
5249
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Lygropia plumbicostalis (Grote, 1871)
Botys plumbicostalis Grote, 1871
Range
AZ, TX, AL, FL (MPG & BG data)
Season
May-Sept (MPG & BG data)
Remarks
Type Locality: Alabama
Print References
Grote, A. R. 1871: Descriptions of Lepidoptera from Alabama. – The Canadian Entomologist, Ottawa 3: 103.
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (MPG) (1)
The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (2)
Moths of Belize - Image of pinned adult
Works Cited
1.North American Moth Photographers Group
2.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Jason D. Roberts on 15 August, 2008 - 11:46am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, Kyhl Austin
Last updated 24 April, 2016 - 2:04pm

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