Phoberia ingenua

Phoberia ingenua
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Phoberia
Species:
P. ingenua
Binomial name
Phoberia ingenua
(Walker, 1858)

Phoberia ingenua is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. The species is found in eastern North America and flies in March and April of each year. The adult males have bipectinate antennae, which distinguish them from the sister species Phoberia atomaris, whose antennae are smooth.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ "930863 – 8591.1 – Phoberia ingenua". Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi Entomological Museum. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Phoberia ingenua". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Butterfly and Moth Information Network. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Species Phoberia ingenua - Hodges#8591.1". BugGuide. Iowa State University Entomology. Retrieved 10 January 2015.


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