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Species Phytometra ernestinana - Ernestine's Moth - Hodges#8480

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Range · 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 Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)
Family Erebidae
Subfamily Boletobiinae
Tribe Phytometrini
Genus Phytometra
Species ernestinana (Ernestine's Moth - Hodges#8480)
Hodges Number
8480
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Phytometra ernestinana (Blanchard)
Orig. Comb: Nanthilda ernestinana Blanchard 1840
Numbers
5 spp. n. of Mex. (1)
Range
AZ-FL-ON-IA, W. Indies - Map - MPG
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (MPG)
Barcode of Life (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 .
Contributed by Jeff Hollenbeck on 5 August, 2006 - 6:04pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, Steve Morris
Last updated 16 May, 2022 - 11:56am

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