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Species Slossonella tenebrosa - Hodges#4655

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Zygaenoidea (Flannel, Slug Caterpillar, Leaf Skeletonizer Moths and kin)

Family Limacodidae (Slug Caterpillar Moths)

Genus Slossonella

Species tenebrosa (Slossonella tenebrosa - Hodges#4655)

Hodges Number

4655

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (MPG)

Contributed by Steve Morris on 28 April, 2023 - 9:03am

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