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Species Lycomorpha fulgens - Hodges#8085

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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 Arctiinae (Tiger and Lichen Moths)
Tribe Lithosiini (Lichen Moths)
Subtribe Cisthenina
Genus Lycomorpha
Species fulgens (Lycomorpha fulgens - Hodges#8085)
Hodges Number
8085
Other Common Names
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Lycomorpha fulgens (Hy. Edwards, 1881)
Anatolmis fulgens H. Edwards, 1881
Phylogenetic sequence # 930199
Numbers
There are six described Lycomorpha species in America north of Mexico. (1)
Size
Wingspan about 30 mm.
Identification
The original description as Anatolmis fulgens H. Edwards, is available online in the print references below.
Hind wing almost entirely black. Forewing mostly red with a black margin.
Range
southern California; Arizona. (2)
See Also
Compare on the pinned plates of Moth Photographers Group
Print References
Edwards, H. 1881. Descriptions of some new species of Heterocera. Papilio 1: 116 .