''Oxycilla mitographa'', the oxycilla cane 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
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...
. The species was
first described by
Augustus Radcliffe Grote
Augustus Radcliffe Grote (February 7, 1841 – September 12, 1903) was a British entomologist who described over 1,000 species of butterflies and moths.Osborn, H. 1937. Fragments of Entomological History. Columbus, OH: Published by the autho ...
in 1873. 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 ''Oxycilla mitographa'' is 8408 84 may refer to:
* 84 (number)
* one of the years 84 BC, AD 84, 1984, AD 2084
* Eighty Four, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated census-designated place in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States
* Seksendört
Seksendört (also known as Grup 84 ...
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Moths described in 1873
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