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Species Dicymolomia metalophota - Hodges#4890

Hodges #4890 - Dicymolomia metalophota? - Dicymolomia metalophota

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Pyraloidea (Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths)

Family Crambidae (Crambid Snout Moths)

Subfamily Glaphyriinae

Genus Dicymolomia

Species metalophota (Dicymolomia metalophota - Hodges#4890)

Hodges Number

4890

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

described in 1897 by Hampson, who originally placed it in genus Ambia

Numbers

one of 6 species in this genus in North America listed at All-Leps

Internet References

pinned adult image and photos of related species by Jim Vargo (Moth Photographers Group)

author, date, and original genus (nearctica.com)

Contributed by Dennis Profant on 31 August, 2006 - 6:09pm
Additional contributions by Robin McLeod
Last updated 27 October, 2008 - 9:34pm

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