Phryganidia naxa

Phryganidia naxa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Notodontidae
Subfamily:	Dioptinae
Tribe:	Dioptini
Genus:	Phryganidia
Species:	P. naxa
Binomial name
	Phryganidia naxa; (Druce, 1887)
Synonyms
	Typhonia naxa Druce, 1885; Josia brevifascia Prout, 1918; Phryganidia fasciata Hering, 1928; Tithraustes watsoni Beutelspacher, 1986;

Phryganidia naxa is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found in Guatemala and Mexico.

There is a broad wing pattern variation in adults.

The larvae are important defoliators of Quercus species in the state of Querétaro, Mexico.

References

Miller, J.S. 2009: Generic revision of the Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae) Part 1: Dioptini. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 321: 1-674.

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