Phryganidia naxa

Phryganidia naxa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Notodontidae
Genus:Phryganidia
Species: P. naxa
Binomial name
Phryganidia naxa
(Druce, 1887)
Synonyms
  • Typhonia naxa Druce, 1885
  • Josia brevifascia Prout, 1918
  • Phryganidia fasciata Hering, 1928
  • Tithraustes watsoni Beutelspacher, 1986

Phryganidia naxa is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in Guatemala and Mexico.

There is a broad wing pattern variation in adults.

The larvae are important defoliators of Quercus species in the state of Querétaro, Mexico.

References

  • Miller, J.S. 2009: Generic revision of the Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae) Part 1: Dioptini. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 321: 1-674.



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