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Species Thaumatopsis edonis - Hodges#5438

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Unidentified  - Thaumatopsis edonis - male 5438  - Thaumatopsis edonis - female Thaumatopsis edonis - female 5438 – Thaumatopsis edonis - Thaumatopsis edonis - male New Jersey Moth - Thaumatopsis edonis ID Request - Thaumatopsis edonis - female ID Request - Thaumatopsis edonis - female Thaumatopsis edonis - male
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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Pyraloidea (Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths)
Family Crambidae (Crambid Snout Moths)
Subfamily Crambinae (Crambine Snout Moths)
Tribe Crambini (Grass-Veneers)
Genus Thaumatopsis
Species edonis (Thaumatopsis edonis - Hodges#5438)

Hodges Number

5438

Explanation of Names

Author: Grote, 1880

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