Phoenicoprocta hampsonii Barnes, 1904 is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Phoenicoprocta hampsonii Barnes, 1904

Phoenicoprocta hampsonii Barnes, 1904

Phoenicoprocta hampsonii is a 17 mm forewing Arctiinae moth found in southwestern US and Baja California.

Family
Genus
Phoenicoprocta
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Phoenicoprocta hampsonii Barnes, 1904

Phoenicoprocta hampsonii is a moth species that belongs to the subfamily Arctiinae. This species was first described by William Barnes in 1904. Its known distribution covers southeastern Arizona in the United States and Baja California in Mexico. The forewings of adult individuals reach an average length of around 17 mm. Adult moths of this species are active in flight from July through September each year.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Erebidae Phoenicoprocta

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

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