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Species Aramos ramosa - Hodges#2697

Representative Images

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Cossoidea (Carpenter and Clearwing Moths)
Family Cossidae (Carpenter and Leopard Moths)
Subfamily Zeuzerinae
Genus Aramos
Species ramosa (Aramos ramosa - Hodges#2697)

Hodges Number

2697

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Aramos ramosa (Schaus)
Orig. Comb: Zeuzera ramosa Schaus 1892

Numbers

The only species in the genus for America north of Mexico. (1)

Identification

Range

southmost Texas to Central America - Map (MPG)

See Also

Psychonoctua masoni

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Compare to others on the pinned plates of Moth Photographers Group.

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group - MPG

Works Cited

1.North American Moth Photographers Group
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 28 March, 2010 - 3:23pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Mike Quinn
Last updated 3 May, 2016 - 10:06am

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