Phryganidia naxa
| Phryganidia naxa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Dioptinae |
| Tribe: | Dioptini |
| Genus: | Phryganidia |
| Species: | P. naxa |
| Binomial name | |
| Phryganidia naxa (Druce, 1887) | |
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Phryganidia naxa is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found in Guatemala and Mexico.
There is a broad wing pattern variation in adults.
The larvae are important defoliators of Quercus species in the state of Querétaro, Mexico.
References
- Miller, J.S. 2009: Generic revision of the Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae) Part 1: Dioptini. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 321: 1-674.
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