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Phobetron

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.

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Phobetron
Phobetron pithecium, hag moth
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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:

References

References

  1. "Phobetron Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  2. "Phobetron". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  3. "Phobetron genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
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