Adoneta gemina Dyar, 1906 is a animal in the Limacodidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Adoneta gemina Dyar, 1906

Adoneta gemina Dyar, 1906

Adoneta gemina is a moth species in Limacodidae, described by Dyar Jr. in 1906 from southern Texas, with Hodges number 4682.

Family
Genus
Adoneta
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Adoneta gemina Dyar, 1906

Adoneta gemina is a species of moth that belongs to the family Limacodidae (slug caterpillar moths), which falls within the superfamily Zygaenoidea, a group that includes flannel moths, slug caterpillar moths, leaf skeletonizer moths and related species. This species was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1906, based on material from southern Texas. The MONA (also called Hodges) number for Adoneta gemina is 4682.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Limacodidae Adoneta

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