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Species Proroblemma testa - Hodges#9080

Proroblemma testa - Hodges#9080 - Proroblemma testa

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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 Boletobiinae

Tribe Eublemmini

Genus Proroblemma

Species testa (Proroblemma testa - Hodges#9080)

Hodges Number

9080

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Proroblemma testa Barnes & McDunnough(1), 1913

Phylogenetic sequence # 930697

Numbers

The only species in the genus found in America north of Mexico.(2)

Size

Wingspan averages 15-17 mm. (3), (Barnes & McDunnough)

Identification

The original description is available online in the print references below.

Photos determined by Bob Patterson.

Range

Central and southern Florida. (3), (4)

Season

Heppner (2003) reported adults from February to April, August to October, December in Florida. (4)

Food

Larval host is unknown. (4)

Print References

Barnes & McDunnough, 1913. Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America. 2: 168. (5)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (3)

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (6)

lepbarcoding.org

Works Cited

1.	James Halliday McDunnough (1877 -1962) A biographical obituary and bibliography Douglas C. Ferguson . 1962. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 16(4): 209-228.

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 .

3.	North American Moth Photographers Group

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

5.	Contributions to the natural history of the Lepidoptera of North America (Vols. 1-4) William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough. 1911. Decatur ILL., The Review Press.

6.	BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems

Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 19 February, 2012 - 12:24pm
Last updated 25 June, 2013 - 1:26pm

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