Phryganidia naxa

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Phryganidia naxa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Notodontidae
Subfamily: Dioptinae
Tribe: Dioptini
Genus: Phryganidia
Species: P. naxa
Binomial name
Phryganidia naxa
(Druce, 1887)
Synonyms
  • Typhonia naxa Druce, 1885
  • Josia brevifascia Prout, 1918
  • Phryganidia fasciata Hering, 1928
  • Tithraustes watsoni Beutelspacher, 1986

Phryganidia naxa is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found in Guatemala and Mexico.

There is a broad wing pattern variation in adults.

The larvae are important defoliators of Quercus species in the state of Querétaro, Mexico.

References

  • Miller, J.S. 2009: Generic revision of the Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae) Part 1: Dioptini. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 321: 1-674.


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