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Psychomorpha

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Psychomorpha is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by Thaddeus William Harris in 1839. Its only species, Psychomorpha epimenis, the grapevine epimenis, was first described by Dru Drury in 1782. It is found in eastern North America as far west as the Oklahoma Panhandle.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderLepidoptera
  5. FamilyNoctuidae

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
3
Family
Noctuidae
Collections
UAM, PSUC
Recorded in
United States

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Noctuidae
Image
Psychomorpha epimenis, Megan McCarty110.jpg
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Category:Psychomorpha
taxon name
Psychomorpha
taxon rank
genus
Commons category
Psychomorpha
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
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  • Subspecies
  • Habitat
  • Flight
  • Life cycle
  • Host plants
  • References

Psychomorpha is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by Thaddeus William Harris in 1839. Its only species, Psychomorpha epimenis, the grapevine epimenis, was first described by Dru Drury in 1782. It is found in eastern North America as far west as the Oklahoma Panhandle.

==Description== The wings and body are black with a large white forewing patch and a red hindwing patch. The wingspan ranges from 2.2 to 2.7 cm.

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