Phryganidia naxa

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Phryganidia naxa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Phryganidia
Species:
P. naxa
Binomial name
Phryganidia naxa
(H. Druce, 1887)
Synonyms
  • Typhonia naxaH. Druce, 1885
  • Josia brevifasciaProut, 1918
  • Phryganidia fasciataHering, 1928
  • Tithraustes watsoniBeutelspacher, 1986

Phryganidia naxa is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1887. It is found in Guatemala and Mexico.

There is a broad wing pattern variation in adults.

The larvae are important defoliators of Quercus species in the state of Querétaro, Mexico.

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