''Micrathetis triplex'', the triplex cutworm moth, 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 owlet moths). It is found in North America. 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 Greenl ...

for ''Micrathetis triplex'' is 9644.

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