Phosphila miselioides explained

Phosphila miselioides, the spotted phosphila, is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae.^{[1] [2]} It was described by Achille Guenée in 1852 and is found in North America.^[2]

The MONA or Hodges number for Phosphila miselioides is 9619.^{[3] [4]}

Further reading

• Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
• Crabo, L.; Davis, M.; Hammond, P.; Mustelin, T. & Shepard, J. (2013). "Five new species and three new subspecies of Erebidae and Noctuidae (Insecta, Lepidoptera) from Northwestern North America, with notes on Chytolita Grote (Erebidae) and Hydraecia Guenée (Noctuidae)". ZooKeys. 264: 85–123.
• Lafontaine, D. & Troubridge, J. (2010). "Two new species of the Euxoa westermanni species-group from Canada (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Noctuinae)". ZooKeys. 39: 255–262.
• Lafontaine, J. Donald & Schmidt, B. Christian (2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys. 40: 1–239.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Phosphila miselioides Species Information. BugGuide.net. 2018-02-04.
2. Web site: Phosphila miselioides Report. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 2018-02-04.
3. Pohl, G.R.; Patterson, B. & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
4. Web site: Phosphila miselioides, Spotted Phosphila - Hodges 9619. North American Moth Photographers Group. 2018-02-04.