Phytometra apicata

Barnes & McDunnough, 1916

Phytometra apicata is a in the Erebidae, described by Barnes and McDunnough in 1916. It belongs to the Boletobiinae and tribe Phytometrini. The species is recorded from North America and has been assigned Hodges number 8482.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Phytometra apicata: //faɪtoʊˈmiːtrə æpɪˈkeɪtə//

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Distribution

North America

Human Relevance

Assigned Hodges number 8482 for North American identification systems.

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Taxonomic classification

Phytometra apicata is placed in the Boletobiinae and tribe Phytometrini within Erebidae, based on the Catalogue of Life classification.

Original description

First described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1916.

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