Allophyes oxyacanthae (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Green-brindled Crescent)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAllophyes oxyacanthae (Green-brindled Crescent)
SubfamilyCUCULLINAE (a subfamily of shuttle moths)
FamilyNOCTUIDAE (shuttle moths)
SuperfamilyNOCTUOIDEA (shuttle moths)
CladeMacrolepidoptera (macro-moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Allophyes oxyacanthae (Green-brindled Crescent) :
1: Allophyes oxyacanthae (Green-brindled Crescent)
20 Oct 1978 OSGR: SU83 51° 0’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
came indoors
Image 1: Dorsal view - enlargedImage 2: Dorsal view - enlarged (2)Image 3: Face view - enlargedImage 4: Laterodorsal view - enlarged

Allophyes oxyacanthae (Green-brindled Crescent) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Allophyes oxyacanthae (Green-brindled Crescent)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Allophyes oxyacanthae (Green-brindled Crescent)
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