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Species Evergestis simulatilis - Hodges#4904

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Pyraloidea (Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths)
Family Crambidae (Crambid Snout Moths)
Subfamily Glaphyriinae
Genus Evergestis
Species simulatilis (Evergestis simulatilis - Hodges#4904)
Hodges Number
4904
Pronunciation
Mesographe simulatilis
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Evergestis simulatilis(Grote, 1880) (1)
Evergestis brunneogrisea (H. Edwards, 1886) (171)
Mesographe simulatilis Grote, 1880
Numbers
There are 19 named species of Evergestis in America north of Mexico. (1)
Range
Much of western North America.
Moth Photographers Group - large map with some distribution data.
Season
Records from March through October but most are from June through October. (1)
See Also
Prorasea species
Print References
Edwards, H. 1886. Apparently new forms of North American Heterocera. Entomologica Americana Vo. 2, No. 9, p. (171)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)
University of Alberta E. H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Works Cited
1.North American Moth Photographers Group
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 15 September, 2009 - 1:24am
Additional contributions by Steve Morris
Last updated 10 June, 2022 - 1:15pm

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