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Species Psychonoctua masoni - Hodges#2699.1

Cossid moth at TX mini-gathering - Psychonoctua masoni
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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 Psychonoctua
Species masoni (Psychonoctua masoni - Hodges#2699.1)
Hodges Number
2699.1
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Psychonoctua masoni (Schaus)
Orig. Comb: Zeuzera masoni Schaus, 1894
Identification
extremely variable in size and maculations (1)
Range
Cameron and Hidalgo counties, southmost TX to C. Amer. (1)
Remarks
Blanchard & Knudson (1985) report 14 Texas spmns, with the earliest from 1961. (1)
Print References
Blanchard, A. & E.C. Knudson. 1985. Psychonoctua masoni (Schaus), new combination (Lepidoptera: Cossidae: Zeuzerinae), redescription and first records from Texas and USA. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 87(2): 426-431.
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group - MPG
Works Cited
1.Psychonoctua masoni (Schaus), new combination (Lepidoptera: Cossidae: Zeuzerinae), redescription and first records from TX & USA
Blanchard, A. & E.C. Knudson. 1985. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 87(2): 426-431.
Contributed by Eric R. Eaton on 25 June, 2010 - 1:35am
Additional contributions by Bob Patterson, Mike Quinn
Last updated 1 September, 2015 - 9:05pm

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