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Species Baileya acadiana - Hodges#8971.1

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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 Nolidae (Nolid Moths)
Subfamily Risobinae
Genus Baileya
Species acadiana (Baileya acadiana - Hodges#8971.1)
Hodges Number
8971.1
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Baileya acadiana Brou, 2004 (1)
Explanation of Names
From the original description: "The epithet is derived from the colloquial term for the region as well as the endemic human populations, early settlers in the southern rural regions of Louisiana, the Acadians (Cajuns), French settlers who traveled to Louisiana from (Acadia) Nova Scotia."
Range
As of the original description, it had been confirmed from "Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas". It should be expected from neighboring states.
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (2)
Works Cited
1.Two new species of Baileya (Grote) Nolidae: Risobinae: from the southeastern United States.
Vernon Antoine Brou Jr. 2004. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 58(2): 94-99.
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
Contributed by Chuck Entz on 6 August, 2010 - 4:26pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Maury Heiman
Last updated 26 April, 2014 - 3:18pm

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