''Plagiomimicus pyralina'' is a moth 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 ...
described by
William Schaus
William Schaus (January 11, 1858 in New York City – June 20, 1942) was an American Entomology, entomologist who became known for his major contribution to the knowledge and description of new species of the Neotropical realm, Neotropical Lepidop ...
in 1904.
It is found in North America.
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The MONA or Hodges number for ''Plagiomimicus pyralina'' is 9752.1.][Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). ]
Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
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References
Further reading
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*Lafontaine, J. Donald & Schmidt, B. Christian (2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ''ZooKeys''. vol. 40, 1-239.
*Lafontaine, J. Donald & Schmidt, B. Christian (2011). "Additions and corrections to the check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ''ZooKeys'', vol. 149, 145-161.
External links
Butterflies and Moths of North America
Noctuidae
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