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Species Pholisora catullus - Common Sootywing - Hodges#3977

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies and Skippers)
Family Hesperiidae (Skippers)
Subfamily Pyrginae (Spread-wing Skippers)
Tribe Carcharodini
Genus Pholisora (Sootywings)
Species catullus (Common Sootywing - Hodges#3977)
Hodges Number
3977
Food
Caterpillars: Plants in the amaranth family (Amaranthus), including pigweed and lamb's-quarters
Internet References
pinned adult images plus info and US range map (Nearctica.com)
adult images plus info and Canadian range map (CBIF)