Hypotrix rubra
Hypotrix rubra | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Hypotrix |
Species: | H. rubra |
Binomial name | |
Hypotrix rubra Lafontaine, Ferris & Walsh, 2010 | |
Hypotrix rubra is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from south-western New Mexico and south-eastern Arizona southward to the State of Durango in northern Mexico.
The length of the forewings is 12-16 mm.
The habitat consists of ponderosa pine forests and mixed woodlands of pine and oak.
Adults are on wing in early May and early July.
Etymology
Rubra is taken from the Latin for red and refers to the reddish color of the forewings and body of the moth.