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Species Pyrausta retidiscalis - Hodges#5062

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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 Pyraustinae
Tribe Pyraustini
Genus Pyrausta
Species retidiscalis (Pyrausta retidiscalis - Hodges#5062)
Hodges Number
5062
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Pyrausta retidiscalis Munroe, 1976 (1)
Numbers
There are 61 named species of the genus Pyrausta in America, north of Mexico. (2)
Range
Western Texas.
Season
Adults have been collected in May and September.
See Also
Compare on the pinned plates of Moth Photographers Group. (2)
Print References
Munroe, E., 1976. The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 13.2b. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, 126. (1)
Van Pelt, A.F., 2002. Insect species described from Big Bend National Park. Insecta Mundi, 16(1-3). (3)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (2)
Works Cited
1.The Moths of America North of Mexico. Fascicle 13.2B. Pyraloidea, Pyralidae (part), Pyraustinae, Pyraustini (conclusion)...
Munroe, Eugene. 1976. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
3.Insect species described from Big Bend National Park
Arnold F. Van Pelt. 2002. Insecta Mundi, 16(1-3): 125-145.
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 9 July, 2013 - 12:25am
Additional contributions by Kyhl Austin
Last updated 26 March, 2016 - 12:20am

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