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Species Plusiodonta nr-compressipalpis - Plusiodonta nr-compressipalpis from Arizona - Hodges#8534.89

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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 Calpinae (Fruit-piercing Moths)
Tribe Calpini
Genus Plusiodonta
Species nr-compressipalpis (Plusiodonta nr-compressipalpis from Arizona - Hodges#8534.89)
Hodges Number
8534.89
Remarks
Specimens from Arizona identified as compressipalpis in BIN BOLD:AAB7158 appear to represent a cryptic species well separated by DNA barcode.
Internet References
Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: AAB7158 (cryptic sp. from AZ nr. compressipalpis)