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Species Meropleon linae - Hodges#9425.2

Meropleon linae - male Meropleon linae Metlevski, 2005 - Meropleon linae - male Meropleon linae Metlevski, 2005 - Meropleon linae - female
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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 Noctuinae (Cutworm or Dart Moths)
Tribe Apameini
Genus Meropleon
Species linae (Meropleon linae - Hodges#9425.2)
Hodges Number
9425.2
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Meropleon linae Metlevski, 2005 (1)
Phylogenetic sequence # 932411
Size
Forewing length: 14-17 mm. (1)
Range
Moth Photographers Group - large map with some distribution data.
See Also
Meropleon cinnamicolor
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
Works Cited
1.Contribution to the taxonomy and faunistics of the genus Meropleon (Dyar) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
Jan Metlevski. 2005. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 107: 812-819.
Contributed by Cotinis on 3 May, 2006 - 10:37am
Additional contributions by Maury Heiman
Last updated 24 March, 2013 - 8:19pm

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