Eublemma recta
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| Eublemma recta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Eublemma |
| Species: | E. recta |
| Binomial name | |
| Eublemma recta (Guenée, 1852) | |
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The Straight-lined Seed Moth (Eublemma recta) is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from South Carolina to Florida, west to Texas, south to Argentina.[1] It is also found on Cuba,[2] Jamaica[3] and Puerto Rico.
The wingspan is 16–19 millimetres (0.63–0.75 in). The forewings are light brown with a dark brown straight postmedial line, bordered distally by white. The hindwings are white with a yellow or brown terminal line.
The larvae feed on various plants in the Convolvulaceae family, including Ipomoea and Convolvulus species.
References
- ↑ "Eublemma recta". Bug Guide. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
- ↑ Vitor O. Becker. "The Noctuoidea (Lepidoptera) from Cuba described by Herrich-Schaffer and Gundlach in the Gundlach Collection, Havana" (PDF).
- ↑ "Eublemma recta". Moths of Jamaica. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
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