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Hyperstrotia secta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Hyperstrotia
Species:	H. secta
Binomial name
Hyperstrotia secta (Grote, 1879)
Synonyms
Eustrotia secta Grote, 1879

Hyperstrotia secta, the black-patched graylet moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1879. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

The wingspan is about 17 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to September.

References

1. Savela, Markku (July 27, 2019). "Hyperstrotia secta (Grote, 1879)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
2. "930732.00 – 9040 – Hyperstrotia secta – Black-patched Graylet Moth – (Grote, 1879)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 18, 2019.

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