''Behrensia conchiformis'' is a species of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
in the family
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...
(the owlet moths). It is found in North America.
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The MONA or ]Hodges number
A MONA number (short for Moths of North America), or Hodges number after Ronald W. Hodges, is part of a numbering system for North American moths found north of Mexico in the Continental United States and Canada, as well as the island of Greenla ...
for ''Behrensia conchiformis'' is 10178.[
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Subspecies
These two subspecies belong to the species ''Behrensia conchiformis'':
* ''Behrensia conchiformis conchiformis''
* ''Behrensia conchiformis suffusa'' Buckett, 1964
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Noctuidae
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Moths described in 1875
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