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Species Antiblemma filaria - Hodges#8578

Hodges#8578 - Antiblemma filaria
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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)
See Also
Compare on the pinned plates of Moth Photographers Group.
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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