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Species Homoglaea californica - Hodges#9880

Representative Images

Homoglaea californica Noctuidae: Orthosia? - Homoglaea californica Noctuidae: Orthosia? - Homoglaea californica Homoglaea caliornica - Homoglaea californica Homoglaea californica Homoglaea californica - female Noctuidae: Homoglaea californica - Homoglaea californica Noctuidae: Homoglaea californica - Homoglaea californica
Show images of: caterpillars · adults · both

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 Noctuinae (Cutworm or Dart Moths)
Tribe Xylenini
Subtribe Xylenina
Genus Homoglaea
Species californica (Homoglaea californica - Hodges#9880)

Hodges Number

9880

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Homoglaea californica (Smith, 1891)

Identification

Genitalia:
♂

Range

western (BC, CA, OR, WA) (1)

Life Cycle

Larva; Adult:

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group
Pacific Northwest Moths
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)

Works Cited

1.North American Moth Photographers Group
Contributed by Beatriz Moisset on 22 November, 2008 - 7:04pm
Additional contributions by Robert H. Biagi, Steve Morris
Last updated 10 February, 2024 - 8:10am

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