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Argyrostrotis erasa

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Species of moth

Erasa chocolate moth
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Argyrostrotis
Species: A. erasa
Binomial name
Argyrostrotis erasa
(Guenée, 1852
Synonyms
  • Poaphila erasa Guenée, 1852

Argyrostrotis erasa, the erasa chocolate moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.) It is found in the US from North Carolina south to Florida and Texas.

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

References

  1. "930953.00 – 8761 – Argyrostrotis erasa – Erasa Chocolate Moth – (Guenée, 1852)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  2. Sullivan, J. Bolling & Lafontaine, J. Donald (2011). "New synonymies and combinations in Argyrostrotis Hübner (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Erebinae, Poaphilini)". ZooKeys (149): 107–116. doi:10.3897/zookeys.149.2347. PMC 3234413. PMID 22207798.
Taxon identifiers
Argyrostrotis erasa


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