Homocerynea cleoriformis
Barnes & McDunnough, 1913
Homocerynea cleoriformis is the sole in the Homocerynea. The species was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1913 from material collected in Arizona. It belongs to the Erebidae (formerly classified in ). No observations have been recorded in iNaturalist, indicating extreme rarity or possible extinction.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Homocerynea cleoriformis: //ˌhɒmoʊsəˈrɪniə ˌkliːɔːrəˈfɔːrmɪs//
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Distribution
Known only from the US state of Arizona. The precise locality has not been specified in available sources.
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Taxonomic history
Originally described in , this has been reclassified to Erebidae following modern phylogenetic revisions of the superfamily .
Conservation status
The absence of any iNaturalist observations and lack of modern collection records suggest this may be extremely rare, extinct, or simply unrecorded due to cryptic habits or limited survey effort in its Arizona range.