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Subfamily Pangraptinae

Lost Owlet - Hodges#8491 - Ledaea perditalis

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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 Pangraptinae

Explanation of Names

Author: Grote, 1882

Numbers

2 North American species:

Pangrapta decoralis Hübner, 1818

Ledaea perditalis (Walker, 1859)

See Also

Each species looks similar to a Geometrid genus. Ledaea perditalis looks similar to Digrammia spp., while Pangrapta decoralis looks similar to Metarranthis spp.. In each case, the labial palpi are shorter and much less prominent in the geometrid look-alike. Compare:

Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 20 March, 2010 - 1:06am
Additional contributions by Blocky
Last updated 8 July, 2016 - 4:33pm

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