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Species Paramiana smaragdina - Hodges#9803

Arizona Moth - Paramiana smaragdina Noctuid - Paramiana smaragdina Paramiana? - Paramiana smaragdina - male Paramiana? - Paramiana smaragdina - male Arizona Moth - Paramiana smaragdina Paramiana smaragdina Paramiana smaragdina Paramiana smaragdina
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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 Amphipyrinae
Tribe Psaphidini
Subtribe Nocloina
Genus Paramiana
Species smaragdina (Paramiana smaragdina - Hodges#9803)
Hodges Number
9803
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Paramiana smaragdina (Neumoegen, 1884)
Hadena smaragdina Neumoegen, 1884
Phylogenetic sequence # 931587
Numbers
Lafontaine & Schmidt (2010) included five species of the genus Paramiana in America north of Mexico. (1)
Size
The forewing length averages 13 mm.
Range
Southern Arizona and the Chisos Mountains of western Texas. (2)
Season
Adults fly August through September. (2)
See Also
Compare on the pinned plates of Moth Photographers Group. (3)
Print References
Neumoegen, B., 1883. Descriptions of interesting new species of the Heterocera from all parts of our continent. Papilio, 3: 140.