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Species Toxonprucha killamae - Hodges#8673.3

Toxonprucha diffundens - Toxonprucha killamae
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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 Erebinae
Tribe Omopterini
Genus Toxonprucha
Species killamae (Toxonprucha killamae - Hodges#8673.3)
Hodges Number
8673.3
Identification
Forewing length 7-10 mm.
Range
Holotype: Florida, Monroe Co.: No Name Key.
See Also
Toxonprucha excavata (Walker, 1865) averages larger but both are variable in size and appearance so dissection or DNA is needed for confirmation.
Print References
Troubridge, J.T., 2020. A new genus and 37 new noctuoid species from peninsular Florida and the Keys (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). Insecta Mundi, 0789: 1-56.