| Phobetron | |
|---|---|
| Phobetron pithecium, hag moth | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Limacodidae |
| Genus: | Phobetron Hübner, 1825 |
Phobetron is a genus of slug caterpillar moths in the family Limacodidae. There are at least four described species in Phobetron, found in North, Central, and South America.123
Species
These four species belong to the genus Phobetron:
- Phobetron cypris
- Phobetron dyari Barnes & Benjamin, 1926
- Phobetron hipparchia Cramer, 1777
- Phobetron pithecium (J. E. Smith) (hag moth)
References
References
- "Phobetron Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
- "Phobetron". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
- "Phobetron genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
Further reading
Further reading
- 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.