Claim: Pseudeva purpurigera, discovered by Francis Walker and also known as the western straight-lined looper, is classified as an insecta in the Noctuidae family and considered part of the Archaea phylum.
Evidence: Pseudeva purpurigera, the western straight-lined looper, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1858. Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Family: Noctuidae