Psammathodoxa cochlidioides

Psammathodoxa cochlidioides
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Psammathodoxa
Species:	P. cochlidioides
Binomial name
	Psammathodoxa cochlidioides; Dyar, 1921
Synonyms
	Phyprosopus calligrapha Hampson, 1926;

Psammathodoxa cochlidioides is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1921.^[1] It is found from southern Texas to Mexico.^[2]

The wingspan is about 25 mm. The forewings are creamy brown, shaded darker except along the costa and basally. The wing is crossed by about fourteen light lines, irregularly waved, giving an irrorated appearance. A straight pale line, brown-edged within, runs from the apex to the middle of the inner margin. The hindwings are brown.^[3]

References

^ Dyar, Harrison (1920). Insecutor Inscitiae Menstruus: A Monthly Journal of Entomology. Vol. 8–9. Harrison G. Dyar.
^ Heiman, Maury J. (October 20, 2015). "Species Psammathodoxa cochlidioides - Hodges#8529". BugGuide. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
^ Dyar, Harrison G. (1921). "New American Noctuidae and Notes". Insecutor Inscitiae Menstruus. 9: 43. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Dyar, Harrison (1920). Insecutor Inscitiae Menstruus: A Monthly Journal of Entomology. Vol. 8–9. Harrison G. Dyar.

[2] Heiman, Maury J. (October 20, 2015). "Species Psammathodoxa cochlidioides - Hodges#8529". BugGuide. Retrieved November 23, 2019.

[3] Dyar, Harrison G. (1921). "New American Noctuidae and Notes". Insecutor Inscitiae Menstruus. 9: 43. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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