Phobetron

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Phobetron
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Phobetron pithecium, hag moth
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Limacodidae
Genus: Phobetron
Hübner, 1825

Phobetron is a genus of slug caterpillar moths in the family Limacodidae. There are at least four described species in Phobetron, found in North, Central, and South America. [1] [2] [3]

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Species

These four species belong to the genus Phobetron:

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References

  1. "Phobetron Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  2. "Phobetron". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  3. "Phobetron genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2020-04-13.

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