Biology:Furcula scolopendrina

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Short description: Species of moth

Furcula scolopendrina
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Furcula
Species:
F. scolopendrina
Binomial name
Furcula scolopendrina
(Boisduval, 1869)

Furcula scolopendrina, the zigzag furcula moth or poplar kitten moth, is a species of prominent moth in the family Notodontidae.[1][2] It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1869 and is found in North America.[2]

The MONA or Hodges number for Furcula scolopendrina is 7940.[3][4]

References

  • Lafontaine, J. Donald & Schmidt, B. Christian (2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys. 40: 1-239.

Further reading

  • Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q13492770 entry