Pseudorgyia versuta

Harvey, 1875

Pseudorgyia versuta is a of owlet moth in the Erebidae. It was first described by Leon F. Harvey in 1875. The species is known from North America and is assigned MONA/Hodges number 8512. As a member of the Calpinae, it belongs to a group of that includes many fruit-piercing and sap-feeding species, though specific habits for this species remain undocumented.

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Pseudorgyia versuta: //sjuːˈdɔːrɡiə vɛˈsuːtə//

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Distribution

North America. Specific records and range boundaries within the continent are not well documented in available sources.

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Taxonomic authority

The was described by Leon F. Harvey in 1875, a 19th-century entomologist who contributed to North American lepidopteran .

Cataloguing

This is catalogued under MONA ( of North America) or Hodges number 8512, a standard numbering system for North American Lepidoptera.

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