Pharga pallens

Barnes & McDunnough, 1911

Pharga pallens is a in the Erebidae, first described in 1911. It belongs to the Scolecocampinae, a group of moths commonly known as dead-wood borers or similar cryptic feeders. The species is known from North America and has been assigned the MONA/Hodges number 8516.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Pharga pallens: /ˈfar.ɡa ˈpal.lens/

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Distribution

North America

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Taxonomic history

Originally described under the basionym Phiprosopus pallens Barnes & McDunnough, 1911, this was later transferred to the Pharga. The combination Pharga pallens is now the accepted name.

Cataloguing reference

The is catalogued under MONA ( of North America) / Hodges number 8516, a standardized numbering system for North American Lepidoptera.

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