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Species Psychonoctua gilensis - Hodges#2699

Representative Images

Moth B 10.6.16 dorsal - Psychonoctua gilensis Moth B 10.6.16 side - Psychonoctua gilensis Moth 10.10.16 - Psychonoctua gilensis Moth A 10.1.19 - Psychonoctua gilensis Vail Cossidae 1 - Psychonoctua gilensis Vail Cossidae 1 - Psychonoctua gilensis Psychonoctua gilensis - male Psychonoctua gilensis - male
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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Cossoidea (Carpenter and Clearwing Moths)
Family Cossidae (Carpenter and Leopard Moths)
Subfamily Zeuzerinae
Genus Psychonoctua
Species gilensis (Psychonoctua gilensis - Hodges#2699)

Hodges Number

2699

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Psychonoctua gilensis (Barnes & McDunnough, 1910)
Hamilcara gilensis Barnes & McDunnough, 1910

Range

Type locality: Gila. Co., AZ. (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (MPG) (2)
Barcode of Life (BOLD) (3)

Works Cited

1.New North American Cossidae
W. Barnes, J. McDunnough. 1910. Entomological News Philadelphia 21: 463-466.
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
3.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Steve Nanz on 23 August, 2024 - 4:00am
Additional contributions by john and jane balaban
Last updated 23 August, 2024 - 8:17am

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