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Anarta decepta

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Anarta decepta
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A. decepta
Binomial name
Anarta decepta
Grote, 1883
Synonyms
  • Trichoclea postica Smith, 1891
  • Anarta postica (Smith, 1891)
  • Trichoclea decepta

Anarta decepta is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1883 from Colorado and is found along the Pacific Coast of the United States and Canada. It was first discovered in Hawaii in light trap catches made in the Pearl Harbor area on Oahu in the autumn of 1947.

The wingspan is 28–29 mm.

  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 7 Macrolepidoptera. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu.
  • "932845.00 – 10259 – Anarta decepta – (Grote, 1883)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved July 23, 2018.