Melanchra assimilis Morrison, 1874 is a animal in the Noctuidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Melanchra assimilis Morrison, 1874

Melanchra assimilis Morrison, 1874

Melanchra assimilis, the black arches, is a cutworm/dart moth found in North America with the Hodges number 10295.

Family
Genus
Melanchra
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Melanchra assimilis Morrison, 1874

Melanchra assimilis, first described by Morrison in 1874, is a species of cutworm or dart moth that belongs to the moth family Noctuidae. It is commonly known by two common names: the black arches, and the similar black noctuid. This species is found in North America. Its MONA (Hodges) number is 10295.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuidae Melanchra

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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