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Species Parapheromia falsata - Hodges#6612

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Parapheromia falsata - male Parapheromia falsata - male Parapheromia falsata - female Parapheromia falsata - female Parapheromia falsata? - Parapheromia falsata - male Parapheromia falsata? - Parapheromia falsata - male Arizona Moth - Parapheromia falsata
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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 Geometridae (Geometrid Moths)
Subfamily Ennominae
Tribe Boarmiini
Genus Parapheromia
Species falsata (Parapheromia falsata - Hodges#6612)
Hodges Number
6612
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Parapheromia falsata McDunnough, 1920
Range
south-western (AZ, NM,) (1)(2)(3)
Season
The adults appear to be most common from July to August. (1)
See Also
Parapheromia ficta
Parapheromia configurata
Mericisca gracea
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)
Works Cited
1.North American Moth Photographers Group
2.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
3.A revision of the moth genus Mericisca (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)
Frederick H. Rindge. 1972. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 149(4): 341-406.
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 22 August, 2013 - 4:57pm
Additional contributions by Robert H. Biagi, Steve Morris
Last updated 2 February, 2023 - 5:32pm

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