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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Owlet Moths (Noctuidae) » Agaristinae » Euscirrhopterus

Genus Euscirrhopterus

Classification · Numbers · Range · Food · Internet References
Staghorn Cholla Moth - Euscirrhopterus cosyra Purslane Moth? - Euscirrhopterus gloveri Purslane Moth larva - Euscirrhopterus gloveri Purslane Moth larva - Euscirrhopterus gloveri Unknown Caterpillar - Euscirrhopterus cosyra moth, black, brown & white - Euscirrhopterus gloveri Arizona Moth - Euscirrhopterus gloveri unknown caterpillar - Euscirrhopterus gloveri
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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 Agaristinae
Genus Euscirrhopterus
Numbers
About 6 species included, with 3 occurring in North America north of Mexico.
Range
Tropical and subtropical Americas
Food
mostly (entirely?) plants in the order Caryophyllales. Specifically reported are Nyctaginaceae, Cactaceae, and Portulacaceae, with some evidence of use of Sesuviaceae [Aizoaceae in part].
Internet References
Nearctica
Markku Savela's "Life" site
Contributed by Jim McClarin on 20 August, 2006 - 10:33am
Additional contributions by David Ferguson
Last updated 20 August, 2010 - 4:46am

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