Cargida pyrrha Druce, 1898 is a animal in the Notodontidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Cargida pyrrha Druce, 1898

Cargida pyrrha Druce, 1898

Cargida is a monotypic Notodontidae moth genus with its only species Cargida pyrrha found in Mexico.

Family
Genus
Cargida
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Cargida pyrrha Druce, 1898

Cargida is a monotypic moth genus that belongs to the family Notodontidae. It was erected by William Schaus in 1901. Cargida contains only one single species, Cargida pyrrha. This species was first formally described by Herbert Druce in 1898, and it can be found in Mexico.

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Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Notodontidae › Cargida

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