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Genus Euscirrhopterus

Staghorn Cholla Moth - Euscirrhopterus cosyra

Desert noctuid - Euscirrhopterus gloveri

Moth, ventral right wings - Euscirrhopterus gloveri

Euscirrhopterus cosyra (Staghorn Cholla Moth) - Euscirrhopterus cosyra

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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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