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Species Adoneta pygmaea - Hodges#4683

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Zygaenoidea (Flannel, Slug Caterpillar, Leaf Skeletonizer Moths and kin)

Family Limacodidae (Slug Caterpillar Moths)

Genus Adoneta

Species pygmaea (Adoneta pygmaea - Hodges#4683)

Hodges Number

4683

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Adoneta pygmaea Grote & Robinson, 1868

Range

se US (TX-LA, GA) - Map (MPG)

Season

May-Sept in TX (BG data)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group - MPG

BOLD - Barcode of Life Data Systems

Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 29 May, 2012 - 4:11pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 8 August, 2019 - 4:23pm

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