Phobetron dyari | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Limacodidae |
Genus: | Phobetron |
Species: | P. dyari |
Binomial name | |
Phobetron dyari | |
Phobetron dyari is a species of slug caterpillar moths in the genus Phobetron and the family Limacodidae. [1]
It was identified by American entomologists William Barnes and Benjamin Dann Walsh in 1926. [2]
Acontiinae is a subfamily of bird dropping moths in the family Noctuidae. There are more than 50 genera and 430 described species in Acontiinae, found worldwide in temperate and tropical climates.
Diatraea is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
Cirrhophanus is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1872.
Dichagyris is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The former genera Loxagrotis, Pseudorichia, Pseudorthosia and Mesembragrotis are now considered subgenera of Dichagyris. From Greek dikha-gyris 'apart, asunder; double' + 'the finest meal or flour'; English pronunciation: /digh-kuh-JIGH-riss/, IPA [dɑj•kə'dʒɑj•ɹɪs].
Papaipema is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by John B. Smith in 1899.
Phobolosia is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1908.
Plagiomimicus is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1873.
Sympistis is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1823.
Tolype is a genus of moths in the family Lasiocampidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1820.
Hulstina is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1903.
Macrurocampa is a genus of moths of the family Notodontidae erected by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1893. They are found primarily in North America.
Anemosella is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1914.
Cacotherapia is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1904 and is known from the United States, Guatemala, Mexico, and Panama.
Megalopyge is a genus of moths in the family Megalopygidae.
Gabriola dyari, or Dyar's looper, is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Taylor in 1904. It is found from the Alaskan panhandle and British Columbia to California. The habitat consists of coniferous forests.
Ornarantia dyari is a moth in the family Choreutidae. It was described by August Busck in 1900. It is found in Florida and on the Bahamas. The species name honors entomologist Harrison Gray Dyar Jr.
Triocnemidina is a subtribe of owlet moths in the family Noctuidae. There are about 16 genera and at least 30 described species in Triocnemidina.
Psaphidini is a tribe of owlet moths in the family Noctuidae. There are at least 40 genera and at least 90 described species in Psaphidini.
John Bernhardt Smith was an American professor of entomology who specialized in systematics and economic entomology while also serving as the State Entomologist of New Jersey. Smith is remembered in insect taxonomy for the conflict that he had with Harrison Dyar.
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.