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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Ghost Moths (Hepialoidea) » Ghost Moths (Hepialidae) » Phymatopus » Phymatopus hectoides - Hodges#0036 (Phymatopus hectoides)

Species Phymatopus hectoides - Hodges#0036

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Range · Habitat · Internet References · Works Cited
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Hepialoidea (Ghost Moths)
Family Hepialidae (Ghost Moths)
Genus Phymatopus
Species hectoides (Phymatopus hectoides - Hodges#0036)
Hodges Number
0036
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Phymatopus hectoides (Boisduval, 1868)
Hepialus hectoides Boisduval, 1868
Epialus modestus H. Edwards, 1873
Hepialus inutilis H. Edwards, 1881
Size
Forewing length 13-16 mm. (1)
Range
Colorada, Utah and Oregon. (1). Mountains of southern Arizona. (2)
Habitat
Wide variety of habitats often in association with oaks and high into the mountains. (1)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
Moths of southeastern Arizona
Works Cited
1.Moths of Western North America
Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.
2.Moths of Southeast Arizona
Contributed by margarethe brummermann on 6 June, 2012 - 3:44pm
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 12 July, 2014 - 6:33pm

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