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| Protodeltote muscosula | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Protodeltote |
| Species: | P. muscosula |
| Binomial name | |
| Protodeltote muscosula (Guenée, 1852) | |
Protodeltote muscosula, the large mossy lithacodia, is an owlet moth (family Noctuidae). The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.[1][2] Larvae feed on swamp grasses, in particular, saw grass. Adults have a wingspan of 19-23mm. [3] The MONA or Hodges number for Protodeltote muscosula is 9047.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Protodeltote muscosula report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Protodeltote muscosula species information". BugGuide. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Protodeltote muscosula". Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ McLeod, Robin; Tony-2; Heiman, Maury; Grinter, Chris; Kynd, Fyn; Biagi, Robert H.; March, Steve MorrisLast updated 16; 2026 - 6:20pm. "Species Protodeltote muscosula - Large Mossy Lithacodia - Hodges#9047". www.bugguide.net. Retrieved 2026-06-22.
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Further reading
[edit]- Lafontaine, J. Donald; Schmidt, B. Christian (2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys (40): 127–47. doi:10.3897/zookeys.40.414.
- Lafontaine, J. Donald; Schmidt, B. Christian (2015). "Additions and corrections to the checklist of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico, III". ZooKeys (527): 227–236. doi:10.3897/zookeys.527.6151. PMC 4668890. PMID 26692790.
- Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287.
External links
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