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Species Heterocampa secessionis - Hodges#7981

Hodges#7981 - Heterocampa secessionis - male Hodges#7981 - Heterocampa secessionis Hodges#7981 - Heterocampa secessionis - female Heterocampa secessionis - male Heterocampa secessionis - male Heterocampa secessionis Heterocampa secessionis Heterocampa secessionis
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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 Notodontidae (Prominent Moths)
Subfamily Heterocampinae
Genus Heterocampa
Species secessionis (Heterocampa secessionis - Hodges#7981)
Hodges Number
7981
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Heterocampa secessionis Benjamin, 1932
Phylogenetic sequence # 930073
Numbers
Lafontaine & Schmidt (2010) listed 21 species of the genus Heterocampa in America north of Mexico. (1)
Identification

Det. Texas Lepidoptera Survey
Range
c. & w. TX - Map (MPG) (2),(BG data)
Season
The adults are most common in the months of June and September
Life Cycle
Remarks
Type Locality: Alpine, Texas, 1 Jun 1926
See Also
Compare on the pinned plates of Moth Photographers Group. (3)
Print References
Benjamin, 1932. Pan-Pacific Entomologist. 8: 60.