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    spiny looper
    Phigalia titea (Cramer)

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    spiny looper
    Phigalia titea
    Larva(e)
    E. Bradford Walker

    Taxonomic Rank

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Arthropoda
    Subphylum: Hexapoda
    Class: Insecta
    Infraclass: Neoptera
    Subclass: Pterygota
    Order: Lepidoptera
    Superfamily: Geometroidea
    Family: Geometridae
    Subfamily: Ennominae
    Tribe: Bistonini
    Genus: Phigalia

    References

    Common Name Reference: Wagner, D.L., D.C. Ferguson, T.L. McCabe, and R.C. Reardon. 2002. Geometroids Caterpillars of Northeastern and Appalachian Forests. USFS Tecnology Transfer Bulletin, FHTET-2001-10. 239 pp.
    Scientific Name Reference: R.W. Poole and P. Gentili, Nomina Insecta Nearctica. 1996. Nomina insecta nearctica: a checklist of the insects of North America. Vol. 1-4. Rockville (MD): Entomological Information Services. Available at URL: http://www.nearctica.com/nomina/main.htm





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