Biology:Miacora perplexa
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cossidae |
| Genus: | Miacora |
| Species: | M. perplexa
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| Binomial name | |
| Miacora perplexa (Neumoegen & Dyar, 1893)
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Miacora perplexa is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Colorado and western Texas to California and Oregon.[1] The habitat consists of montane areas.
The length of the forewings is 17–21 mm (0.67–0.83 in) for males and 20–24 mm (0.79–0.94 in) for females. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to September.[2]
References
- ↑ "Species Toronia perplexus - Hodges#2695". http://bugguide.net/node/view/566434.
- ↑ "Toronia perplexus". Moth Photographers Group at the Mississippi Entomological Museum at Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=2695.
- "Lepidoptera generic names catalog". Natural History Museum. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/jdsml/research-curation/projects/butmoth/GenusList3.dsml.
Wikidata ☰ Q18130087 entry
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