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Species Antiblemma filaria - Hodges#8578

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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 Erebidae

Subfamily Eulepidotinae

Genus Antiblemma

Species filaria (Antiblemma filaria - Hodges#8578)

Hodges Number

8578

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Antiblemma filaria (Smith, 1900)

Egryrlon filaria Smith, 1900

Phylogenetic sequence # 931094

Numbers

Antiblemma includes more than four species in America north of Mexico.(1)

Size

Wingspan 23-25 mm. (based on original description and MPG photos)

Identification

Determined by Don Lafontaine (Canadian National Collection)

Range

Florida. (2), (3)

Season

Heppner (2003) reported adults from January to May, August, November to December. (3)

Food

Heppner (2003) reported the larval host plant as unknown. (3)

Print References

Smith, J.B. 1900. New species of Floridian Noctuidae. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 177.

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (MPG)

Dalton State University (James Adams)

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)

Works Cited

1.	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 .

2.	Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Florida

3.	Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Land Areas: Lepidoptera of Florida J.B. Heppner. 2003. Florida Department of Agriculture 17(1): 1-670.

Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 15 December, 2011 - 7:29pm
Last updated 1 June, 2013 - 4:03pm

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