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Moths of Zihuatanejo

ORDER LEPIDOPTERA

-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)

-Owlet Moths and Allies (Superfamily Noctuoidea)

-Cutworm Moths and Allies (Family Noctuidae)

-Plusiine Looper Moths (Subfamily Plusiinae)

-Tribe Argyrogrammatini

-Genus Argyrogramma

-Golden Looper Moth (Argyrogramma verruca)


The Golden Looper Moth (Argyrogramma verruca) is a small noctuid moth known for its distinctive metallic markings and subtle golden sheen. Its forewings are mottled in shades of brown, olive, and gray, adorned with a striking silvery or golden loop- or comma-shaped mark near the centre, which gives the species its common name.

Golden Looper Moth

Argyrogramma verruca

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