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Species Meroptera mirandella - Hodges#5785

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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 Pyralidae (Pyralid Moths)
Subfamily Phycitinae
Tribe Phycitini
No Taxon (Nephopteryx Series)
No Taxon (Sciota Group)
Genus Meroptera
Species mirandella (Meroptera mirandella - Hodges#5785)
Hodges Number
5785
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Meroptera mirandella Ragonot, 1893
Numbers
Six Meroptera species are found in America north of Mexico
Range
Iowa to Arizona and southern California
See Also
Compare on the pinned plates of Moth Photographers Group
Print References
Neunzig, H. H., 2003. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 15.5, p. 94; pl. 1-28(1)
Works Cited
1.The Moths of America North of Mexico. Fascicle 15.5. Pyraloidea, Pyralidae, Phycitinae
H. H. Neunzig. 2003. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.