Acanthodica fosteri

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Acanthodica fosteri
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Acanthodica
Species:
A. fosteri
Binomial name
Acanthodica fosteri
Hampson, 1913

Acanthodica fosteri is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by George Hampson in 1913. [1] It is found in South America, including Paraguay, French Guiana and Costa Rica.

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References

  1. Savela, Markku (November 2, 2008). "Acanthodica fosteri Hampson, 1913". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 3, 2019.