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Genus Callopistria

Florida Fern Moth - Hodges #9630 - Callopistria floridensis Callopistria cordata Moth - Callopistria floridensis Callopistria mollissia - Callopistria mollissima Callopistria mollissima Callopistria floridensis? - Callopistria floridensis Silver-spotted Fern Moth - Callopistria cordata Callopistria mollissima
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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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