Deltote musta

Deltote musta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Deltote
Species: D. musta
Binomial name
Deltote musta
(Grote & Robinson, 1868)[1]
Synonyms
  • Erastria musta Grote & Robinson, 1868
  • Lithacodia musta
  • Eustrotia musta

The Small Mossy Lithacodia Moth (Deltote musta) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from New Hampshire to Florida, west to Arizona and north to Wisconsin.[2]

The wingspan is 15–19 mm. Adults have dark greenish forewings with blackish shading and lines. The reniform spot is round or broadly oval, white with reddish-brown and white filling. The hindwings are gray. Adults are on wing from May to September.

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