Hormoschista_latipalpis

<i>Hormoschista</i>

Hormoschista

Genus of moths

Hormoschista is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae described by Heinrich Benno Möschler in 1890. Its single species, Hormoschista latipalpis, the double-lined brown moth, was first described by Francis Walker in 1858. It is found in eastern North America and the Caribbean.[1][2]

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Taxonomy

The genus has previously been classified in the subfamily Phytometrinae within Erebidae or in the subfamily Acontiinae of the family Noctuidae.[3][4]

References

  1. [1]
    Savela, Markku, ed. (July 3, 2019). "Hormoschista Möschler, 1890". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  2. [2]
    "930724.00 – 8488 – Hormoschista latipalpis – Double-lined Brown Moth – (Walker, 1858)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  3. [3]
    Zahiri, Reza; et al. (2011). "Molecular phylogenetics of Erebidae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea)". Systematic Entomology. 37: 102–124. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2011.00607.x. S2CID 84249695.
  4. [4]
    Lafontaine, Donald; Schmidt, Christian (19 March 2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys (40): 26. doi:10.3897/zookeys.40.414.


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