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Species Phobolosia anfracta - Hodges#8439

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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 Erebidae

Subfamily Scolecocampinae

Genus Phobolosia

Species anfracta (Phobolosia anfracta - Hodges#8439)

Hodges Number

8439

Size

Forewing length 10-14 mm.

Range

Found from the NW Territories south to Baja California, Arizona, and east to western Texas.

Season

Adults fly mainly from March through September, but have been found in almost all months.

Life Cycle

Unknown

Print References

(1)

Internet References

MPG

Works Cited

1.	Moths of Western North America Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.

Contributed by John Davis on 26 July, 2009 - 1:32pm

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