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Procridinae
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Pyromorpha
Genus
Pyromorpha
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Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily
Zygaenoidea (Flannel, Slug Caterpillar, Leaf Skeletonizer Moths and kin)
Family
Zygaenidae (Leaf Skeletonizer Moths)
Subfamily
Procridinae
Genus
Pyromorpha
Numbers
6 spp. according to Arnett
See Also
Lycomorpha
, another moth.
See also the presumed model of the mimicry, the Lycid beetles of genus
Calopteron
.
Contributed by
Troy Bartlett
on 16 February, 2004 - 12:32pm
Additional contributions by
cotinis
,
Steve Nanz
,
Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 9 December, 2016 - 10:53am