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Species Heterocampa varia - Sandplain Heterocampa - Hodges#7982

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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 Notodontidae (Prominent Moths)
Subfamily Heterocampinae
Genus Heterocampa
Species varia (Sandplain Heterocampa - Hodges#7982)
Hodges Number
7982
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Heterocampa varia Walker, 1855
Phylogenetic sequence # 930074 (1)
Size
Wingspan
♂ 37-42 mm.
♀ 42-46 mm.
Range
Heppner (2003) reported the range to include the coastal areas of New York to Florida to Texas. (2)
Season
Heppner (2003) reported January to August; November. (2)
Food
Heppner (2003) reported Quercus sp. (oak). (2)
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