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Parent Taxon

• Noctuidae

Sibling Taxa

• Anhimella
• Anhypotrix
• Engelhardtia
• Eriopyga
• Eriopygodes
• Fergusonix
• Hexorthodes
• Homorthodes
• Hydroeciodes
• Hyperepia
• Hypotrix
• Hyssia
• Lacinipolia
• Lasionycta
• Marilopteryx
• Mimobarathra
• Miodera
• Neleucania
• Niphonyx
• Nudorthodes
• Orthodes
• Protorthodes
• Psammopolia
• Pseudorthodes
• Synorthodes
• Trichocerapoda
• Trichofeltia
• Tricholita
• Trichopolia
• Ulolonche
• Zosteropoda

Child Taxa

• Protorthodes akalus
• Protorthodes alfkenii
• Protorthodes antennata
• Protorthodes argentoppida
• Protorthodes curtica
• Protorthodes eureka
• Protorthodes incincta
• Protorthodes melanopis
• Protorthodes mexicana
• Protorthodes mulina
• Protorthodes orobia
• Protorthodes oviduca
• Protorthodes perforata
• Protorthodes rufula
• Protorthodes texana
• Protorthodes texicana
• Protorthodes ustulata

Top Observation Places

• Pasadena
• Alhambra
• Monterey Park
• Rosemead