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Genus of moths

Hormoschista
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Hormoschista
Möschler, 1890
Species: H. latipalpis
Binomial name
Hormoschista latipalpis
(Walker, 1858)

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.

Taxonomy

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

References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (July 3, 2019). "Hormoschista Möschler, 1890". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  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. 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. 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.
Taxon identifiers
Hormoschista


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