Orthodes jamaicensis

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Orthodes jamaicensis
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O. jamaicensis
Binomial name
Orthodes jamaicensis
(Hampson, 1905)
Synonyms
  • Eriopyga jamaicensisHampson, 1905

Orthodes jamaicensis is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found on Jamaica. [1]

Taxonomy

Its name Jamaicensis refers to how it mainly inhabits Jamaica. [2]

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