Petrophila heppneri is a animal in the Crambidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Petrophila heppneri

Petrophila heppneri

Petrophila heppneri is a Crambidae moth described in 1983, found in Texas, North America.

Family
Genus
Petrophila
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Petrophila heppneri

Petrophila heppneri is a species of moth belonging to the family Crambidae. It was first described by André Blanchard and Edward C. Knudson in 1983. This species is native to North America, and it has been documented occurring in Texas.

Photo: (c) David G. Barker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by David G. Barker · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Crambidae Petrophila

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

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