Cirrhophanus pretiosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Cirrhophanus
Species:
C. pretiosa
Binomial name
Cirrhophanus pretiosa
(Morrison, 1875)

Cirrhophanus pretiosa is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Herbert Knowles Morrison in 1875. It is found in North America, including Texas, Oklahoma, and Florida.[1]

It was considered a synonym of Cirrhophanus triangulifer for some time, but was elevated from synonymy by Robert W. Poole in 1995.

References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (July 29, 2019). "Cirrhophanus pretiosa (Morrison, 1875)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 4, 2020.


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