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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Owlet Moths (Noctuidae) » Cutworm or Dart Moths (Noctuinae) » Xylenini » Xylenina » Pyreferra » Pyreferra pettiti - Hodges#9932 (Pyreferra pettiti)

Species Pyreferra pettiti - Hodges#9932

Classification · Hodges Number · Food · Internet References · Works Cited
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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 Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)
Subfamily Noctuinae (Cutworm or Dart Moths)
Tribe Xylenini
Subtribe Xylenina
Genus Pyreferra
Species pettiti (Pyreferra pettiti - Hodges#9932)
Hodges Number
9932
Food
Hophornbeam (1)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Guide
Butterflies and Moths of North America
Works Cited
1.Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America
David L. Wagner. 2011. Princeton University Press.
Contributed by John F. Carr on 26 March, 2010 - 8:33pm
Additional contributions by marcie oconnor
Last updated 8 May, 2018 - 7:52am

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