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Species Ancylostomia stercorea - Hodges#5741

5741 - Ancylostomia stercorea - male Unknown moth attracted to black light - Ancylostomia stercorea Ancylostomia stercorea Some kind of veneer? - Ancylostomia stercorea Some kind of veneer? - Ancylostomia stercorea Ancylostomia stercorea Ancylostomia stercorea Small Moth ID Request - Ancylostomia stercorea - female
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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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