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Genus Trichoplusia

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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 Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)
Subfamily Plusiinae (Looper Moths)
Tribe Argyrogrammatini
Genus Trichoplusia

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Trichoplusia McDunnough, 1944; Mem. So. Calif. Acad. Sci., 2: 204
synonym Daubeplusia Beck, 1991
synonym Thysanoplusia Ichinose, 1973

Print References

Eichlin, T.D. & Cunningham, H.B. (1978) The Plusiinae (Lepidoptera:Noctuidae) of America north of Mexico, emphasizing genitalic and larval morphology; USDA Tech. bull.; no. 1567 (download)
Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 14 July, 2005 - 6:23am
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 30 June, 2012 - 4:33pm

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