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Species Brachylomia algens - Hodges#9998

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Noctuidae: Brachylomia algens? - Brachylomia algens Noctuidae: Brachylomia algens - Brachylomia algens - female Brachylomia algens? - Brachylomia algens - male Brachylomia algens - female Brachylomia algens - male Brachylomia algens - male another moth - Brachylomia algens Unknown Noctuidae - Brachylomia algens - 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 Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)
Subfamily Noctuinae (Cutworm or Dart Moths)
Tribe Xylenini
Subtribe Xylenina
Genus Brachylomia
Species algens (Brachylomia algens - Hodges#9998)

Hodges Number

9998

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Brachylomia algens (Grote, 1878)
Phylogenetic sequence # 932654

Size

Forewing length 13-14 mm. (1)

Print References

Powell, J.A. & P.A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America. University of California Press. pl. 54.24; p. 299. (2)

Internet References

Pacific Northwest Moths (1)
Moth Photographers Group (3)
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (4)

Works Cited

1.Pacific Northwest Moths
2.Moths of Western North America
Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.
3.North American Moth Photographers Group
4.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 20 August, 2013 - 8:42am
Last updated 5 December, 2013 - 6:56pm

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