Neoprocris floridana

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Neoprocris floridana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Zygaenidae
Genus: Neoprocris
Species:
N. floridana
Binomial name
Neoprocris floridana
(Tarmann, 1984)

Neoprocris floridana, the laurelcherry smoky moth, is a species of moth belonging to the family Zygaenidae. It has been found in the southeastern United States, where all recordings have occurred in Florida with the exception of one in Lee County, Alabama and one in Aberdeen North Carolina. As its name suggests it is thought to feed primarily on laurelcherry trees ( Prunus caroliniana ). Because p. caroliniana is found throughout the southeast, it is reasonable to suspect these species migrate through and inhabit multiple, if not all, southeastern states.

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References

    List of moths of North America (MONA 4618-5509)