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Genus Callopistria

Representative Images

Silver-spotted Fern Moth - Callopistria cordata Pink-Shaded Fern Moth - Hodges#9631 - Callopistria mollissima Noctuidae, very pretty moth - Callopistria mollissima Florida Fern Moth - Callopistria floridensis 9631 Pink-shaded Fern Moth - Callopistria mollissima silver-spotted fern moth - Callopistria cordata Callopistria floridensis Callopistria granitosa
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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 Eriopinae
Genus Callopistria

Numbers

Nearctica (1) lists six North American species in genus.

Remarks

NCSU Entomology Collection (dead link) lists 3 species from North Carolina, with number pinned: cordata (15), floridensis (17), mollissima (17).

Works Cited

1.Nearctica: Nomina Insecta Nearctica
Contributed by Cotinis on 18 May, 2004 - 2:22pm
Last updated 25 November, 2020 - 1:15pm

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