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Species Amphipyra brunneoatra - Hodges#9641

9641  - Amphipyra brunneoatra Arizona Moth - Amphipyra brunneoatra Arizona Moth - Amphipyra brunneoatra
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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 Amphipyrinae
Tribe Amphipyrini
Genus Amphipyra
Species brunneoatra (Amphipyra brunneoatra - Hodges#9641)
Hodges Number
9641
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Amphipyra brunneoatra Strand, 1916
Phylogenetic sequence # 931547 (1)
Size
Forewing length about length 16 mm. (2)
Identification
Pacific Northwest Moths has a detailed description. (2)
Specimen determined by DNA analysis (BOLD). (3)
Range
Southern Oregon to southern California and Colorado. (4), (2), (5), (6)
Food
The species is thought to feed on Populus species (cottonwoods).
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