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Species Oxyptilus delawaricus - Hawkweed Plume Moth - Hodges#6097

Oxyptilus delawaricus - Hodges #6097 - Oxyptilus delawaricus
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Pterophoroidea (Plume Moths)
Family Pterophoridae (Plume Moths)
Subfamily Pterophorinae (Five-lobed Plume Moths)
Tribe Oxyptilini
Genus Oxyptilus
Species delawaricus (Hawkweed Plume Moth - Hodges#6097)
Hodges Number
6097
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Oxyptilus delawaricus Zeller, 1873
Identification
See identification key for Oxyptilini.
Print References
Powell, J.A. & P.A. Opler 2009. Moths of Western North America. University of California Press. plate 12, fig. 21; p. 118. (1)