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