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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Owlet Moths (Noctuidae) » Stiriinae » Stiriini » Chrysoecia » Chrysoecia thoracica - Hodges#9774 (Chrysoecia thoracica)

Species Chrysoecia thoracica - Hodges#9774

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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 Stiriinae
Tribe Stiriini
Genus Chrysoecia
Species thoracica (Chrysoecia thoracica - Hodges#9774)
Hodges Number
9774
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Chrysoecia thoracica Hy. Edwards, 1884 (1)
Eulithosia thoracica H. Edwards, 1884
Phylogenetic sequence # 931675
Numbers
There are four named species of Chrysoecia in America north of Mexico. (2)
Size
Wingspan about 26 mm. (Edwards)
Identification
The original description as Eulithosia thoracica Edwards, is available online using the link in the print preferences below.
See Also
Compare to related species on the pinned plates of Moth Photographers Group.
Print References
Edwards, H. 1884. Some new forms of North American moths. Papilio. 4(3): (44).
Poole, R.W., 1995. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 26.1: p. 119; pl. 4.9-10. [Cite: 436754,119]
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group.
Moths of Southeastern Arizona
Works Cited
1.The Moths of America North of Mexico. Fascicle 26.1. Noctuoidea, Noctuidae: Cuculliinae, Stiriinae, Psaphidinae.
Robert W. Poole. 1995. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.
2.Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico.
Donald J. Lafontaine, B. Christian Schmidt. 2010. ZooKeys 40: 1–239 .
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 1 September, 2010 - 6:56pm
Last updated 29 March, 2013 - 1:53pm

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