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Species Odontoptila obrimo - Hodges#7130

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Odontoptila obrimo - Hodges # 7130 - Odontoptila obrimo Moth - Odontoptila obrimo Odontoptila obrimo? - Odontoptila obrimo Odontoptila obrimo odontoptila - Odontoptila obrimo Xanthorhoe sp? - Odontoptila obrimo Larva Day 11 - Odontoptila obrimo Larva Day 21 - Odontoptila obrimo
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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Geometroidea (Geometrid and Swallowtail Moths)
Family Geometridae (Geometrid Moths)
Subfamily Sterrhinae
Tribe Sterrhini
Genus Odontoptila
Species obrimo (Odontoptila obrimo - Hodges#7130)

Hodges Number

7130

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Odontoptila obrimo (Druce, 1892)
Acidalia obrimo Druce, 1892

Numbers

Odontoptila obrimo is the only member of the genus in America north of Mexico. (1)

Size

Wingspan: 17-24 mm.

Identification

Range

South Texas; southern Arizona.
Moth Photographers Group - large range map with collection dates.

Food

Larval host is unknown.

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (1)
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (2)
Moths of Southeastern Arizona (3)

Works Cited

1.North American Moth Photographers Group
2.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
3.Moths of Southeast Arizona
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 5 October, 2009 - 12:55am
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 22 November, 2013 - 11:56pm

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