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Argyrostrotis erasa

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Argyrostrotis erasa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
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.)[1] It is found in the US from North Carolina south to Florida and Texas.[2]

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.


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