Biology:Macrurocampa

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Short description: Genus of moths

Macrurocampa
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Macrurocampa marthesia, mottled prominent
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Subfamily: Heterocampinae
Genus: Macrurocampa
Dyar, 1893
Macrurocampa marthesia, mottled prominent

Macrurocampa is a genus of moths of the family Notodontidae erected by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1893. They are found primarily in North America.[1][2][3]

Species

These nine species belong to the genus Macrurocampa:

  • Macrurocampa alpina (Benjamin, 1932)
  • Macrurocampa dolorosa (Schaus, 1911)
  • Macrurocampa dorothea Dyar, 1896
  • Macrurocampa frisoni (Barnes & Benjamin, 1927)
  • Macrurocampa gigantea (Barnes & Benjamin, 1924)
  • Macrurocampa marthesia (Cramer, 1780) (mottled prominent)
  • Macrurocampa miranda Dyar, 1905
  • Macrurocampa ruficornis Dyar, 1905
  • Macrurocampa zayasi (Torre & Alayo, 1959) (blue moor-grass moth)

References

  1. "Macrurocampa Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=936718. 
  2. "Macrurocampa genus Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/11819. 
  3. Miller, James S.; Wagner, David L.; Opler, Paul A.; Lafontaine, J. Donald (2021). The Moths of North America, Fascicle 22.1B, Noctuoidea, Notodontidae (Part 2, Conclusion). Heterocampinae, Nystaleinae, Dioptinae, Dicranurinae. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation. ISBN 978-0979663352. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q6725737 entry