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Species Trotorhombia metachromata - Hodges#7657.2

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Geometroidea (Geometrid and Swallowtail Moths)
Family Uraniidae (Swallowtail Moths)
Subfamily Uraniinae
Genus Trotorhombia
Species metachromata (Trotorhombia metachromata - Hodges#7657.2)
Hodges Number
7657.2
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Trotorhombia metachromata (Walker, 1861)
Erosia metachromata Walker, 1861
Size
20-28 mm. wingspan. (1)
Range
Southern Texas, Florida ; West Indies, Central America, south to Brazil. (1)
Print References
Heppner, J.B., Bordelon, C.B., & E. Knudson, 2007. Trotorhombia metachromata: A tropical crenulate moth new to Florida and Texas. Tropical Lepidoptera 17(1-2): 34. (1)
Walker, F. 1861. List of the specimens of the lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum, 835.
Works Cited
1.Trotorhombia metachromata: A tropical crenulate moth new to Florida and Texas
J. B. Heppner, Charles Bordelon, Ed Knudson. 2007. Tropical Lepidoptera, 17(1-2): 34.
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
3.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems