September 28, 2014

Two-Spotted Looper Moth

Found this moth on our porch one day. Some moths are so interesting looking!



Common Name: Two-Spotted Looper Moth
Scientific Name: Autographa bimaculata
Classification:
     Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
          Phylum: Anthropoda (Anthropods)
               Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
                    Class: Insecta (Insects)
                         Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
                              Superfamily: Noctuoidea
                                   Family: Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)
                                        Subfamily: Plusiinae
                                             Tribe: Plusiini
                                                  Genus: Autographa
                                                       Species: bimaculata (Two-Spotted Looper Moth)




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