Pleromella is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Pleromella opter, is found in western North America in southern Oregon, California and Baja California. Both the genus and species were first described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1921.[1][2][3]

Pleromella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Tribe: Psaphidini
Genus: Pleromella
Dyar, 1921
Species:
P. opter
Binomial name
Pleromella opter
Dyar, 1921

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Pleromella​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (July 29, 2019). "Pleromella Dyar, 1921". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Pleromella Dyar, 1921". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved January 5, 2021.