Homophoberia apicosa Haworth, 1809 is a animal in the Noctuidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Homophoberia apicosa Haworth, 1809

Homophoberia apicosa Haworth, 1809

The black wedge-spot (Homophoberia apicosa) is a Noctuidae owlet moth first described by Haworth in 1809, with Hodges number 9057.

Family
Genus
Homophoberia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Homophoberia apicosa Haworth, 1809

Homophoberia apicosa, commonly called the black wedge-spot, is an owlet moth that belongs to the Noctuidae family. Adrian Hardy Haworth first described this species in 1809, which matches the year given in its scientific scientific name authority citation. The MONA (Moths of North America) number, also known as the Hodges number, for Homophoberia apicosa is 9057.

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Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Noctuidae › Homophoberia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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