MOTHS
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Class Insecta (Insects) Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths) No Taxon (Moths) |
- Antennae usually feathery
- Night flyers, generally
- Wings open flat or tented over body
- Pupa above ground, protected by cocoon of silk, often combined with natural materials such as leaves
- Pupa of many species underground
NOCTUOIDEA
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EREBIDAE
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ARCTIINAE
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Hyphantria cunea
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NOCTUIDAE
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Lymantriinae
ACRONICTINAE
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Lymantria dispar
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SPHINGOIDEA
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SPHINGIDAE
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SPHINGINAE
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Amphion floridensis
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Hemaris diffinis
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Hemaris thysbe
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TINEOIDEA
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PSYCHIDAE
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OIKETICINAE
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Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis
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Yponomeutoidea
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Yponomeutidae
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Yponpmeutinae
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Atteva punctella
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