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Species Dasychira mescalera - Hodges#8295

Dasychira mescalera - Hodges #8295 - Dasychira mescalera - male
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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 Lymantriinae (Tussock Moths)
Tribe Orgyiini
Genus Dasychira
Species mescalera (Dasychira mescalera - Hodges#8295)
Hodges Number
8295
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Dasychira mescalera Ferguson, 1977
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (1)
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (2)
Works Cited
1.North American Moth Photographers Group
2.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 16 July, 2013 - 10:43am
Last updated 23 October, 2013 - 2:32pm

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