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Species Ancylostomia stercorea - Hodges#5741

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5741 - Ancylostomia stercorea - male Texas SE Gulf Coast - Ancylostomia stercorea - female Texas SE Gulf Coast - Ancylostomia stercorea - female Ancylostomia stercorea Ancylostomia stercorea Ancylostomia stercorea Ancylostomia stercorea unknown moth - Ancylostomia stercorea
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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 Pyralidae (Pyralid Moths)
Subfamily Phycitinae
Tribe Phycitini
No Taxon (Sarata Series)
Genus Ancylostomia
Species stercorea (Ancylostomia stercorea - Hodges#5741)

Hodges Number

5741

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Ancylostomia stercorea (Zeller, 1848)

Numbers

Ancylostomia stercorea is the only member of the genus listed for America, north of Mexico. (1), (2)

Identification

Range

Florida and southeast Texas.

Print References

Neunzig, H.H., 2003. The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 15.5. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation. p. 248; pl. 8.29-30. (3)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (1)

Works Cited

1.North American Moth Photographers Group
2.Check list of the Lepidoptera of America north of Mexico.
Hodges, et al. (editors). 1983. E. W. Classey, London. 284 pp.
3.The Moths of America North of Mexico. Fascicle 15.5. Pyraloidea, Pyralidae, Phycitinae
H. H. Neunzig. 2003. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 15 July, 2013 - 12:06am
Additional contributions by Chuck Sexton
Last updated 16 November, 2017 - 8:45am

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