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Species Metalectra richardsi - Richards' Fungus Moth - Hodges#8505

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Richard's Fungus Moth - Metalectra richardsi Metalectra richardsi Metalectra richardsi Metalectra - Metalectra richardsi moth - Metalectra richardsi Idia? - Metalectra richardsi Metalectra richardsi Idia ? - Metalectra richardsi
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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 Boletobiinae
Tribe Boletobiini
Genus Metalectra
Species richardsi (Richards' Fungus Moth - Hodges#8505)

Hodges Number

8505

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

First described in 1941 by Auburn Edmond Brower as Metalectra richardsi
[A complete citation for Brower's original description is needed.]

Food

Larvae are believed to feed on fungus, such as bracket fungus on trees

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (MPG)
Barcode of Life (BOLD)
Contributed by Chuck Entz on 29 November, 2009 - 6:37pm
Additional contributions by Chuck Sexton, Steve Morris
Last updated 6 July, 2022 - 5:30pm

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