Phryganidia naxa

Phryganidia naxa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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 naxa H. Druce, 1885
  • Josia brevifascia Prout, 1918
  • Phryganidia fasciata Hering, 1928
  • Tithraustes watsoni Beutelspacher, 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.

References

  • Miller, James S. (2009). "Generic revision of the Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae) Part 1: Dioptini". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 321 (2): 1–676. hdl:2246/5978.


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