Biology:Narthecophora

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Short description: Genus of moths

Narthecophora
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Narthecophora pulverea, Arizona
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Tribe: Stiriini
Genus: Narthecophora
J. B. Smith, 1900
Species:
N. pulverea
Binomial name
Narthecophora pulverea
Smith, 1900

Narthecophora is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Narthecophora pulverea, is found in the Sonoran Desert areas of the US state of Arizona and Mexican state of Sonora. Both the genus and species were first described by John Bernhardt Smith in 1900.[1][2][3]

The caterpillar of Narthecophora pulverea is unknown.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q6966415 entry