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Species Elaphria fuscimacula - Hodges#9675

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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 Noctuinae (Cutworm or Dart Moths)
Tribe Elaphriini
Genus Elaphria (Midgets)
Species fuscimacula (Elaphria fuscimacula - Hodges#9675)
Hodges Number
9675
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Elaphria fuscimacula (Grote, 1881)
Hadena fuscimacula (Grote, 1881)
Monodes fuscimacula
Print References
Grote, 1882. North American Moths, with a preliminary catalogue of the species of Hadena and Polia. Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories. 6: 262, 265 (original description - Grote places fuscimacula in Hadena on p. 262 and in Oligia on p. 265)
Hampson, 1909. Noctuidae in the collection of the British Museum. 7: 464
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group – images of live & pinned adults
BOLD Systems - images of pinned DNA supported specimens
Contributed by Ken Schneider on 14 July, 2009 - 5:51pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Robert Lord Zimlich
Last updated 10 March, 2015 - 3:28pm

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