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Hypotrix ocularis

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Hypotrix ocularis
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H. ocularis
Binomial name
Hypotrix ocularis
Lafontaine, Ferris & Walsh, 2010

Hypotrix ocularis is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from south-western New Mexico and south-eastern Arizona southward to Mexico City.

The length of the forewings is 14–16 mm. Adults are on wing in June.

Etymology

The name of this species, ocularis, is Latin for eye and refers to the eye-like reniform spot on each forewing.