Adoneta gemina

(Adoneta gemina)

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Description

Adoneta gemina is a species of moth in the family Limacodidae (slug caterpillar moths), in the superfamily Zygaenoidea (flannel, slug caterpillar, leaf skeletonizer moths and kin). It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1906 from southern Texas. The MONA or Hodges number for Adoneta gemina is 4682. Adoneta is a genus of moths in the family Limacodidae. The genus was erected by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1860. There are at least four described species in Adoneta

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Limacodidae
Genus:Adoneta
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