Pygarctia eglenensis

Pygarctia eglenensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Pygarctia
Species: P. eglenensis
Binomial name
Pygarctia eglenensis
(Clemens, 1861)
Synonyms
  • Euchaetes eglenensis Clemens, 1861
  • Ammalo eglenensis
  • Pareuchaetes eglenensis
  • Euchaetes vivida Grote, 1882

Pygarctia eglenensis, the Gray-winged Pareuchaetes, is a moth in the Arctiidae family. It was described by Clemens in 1861. It is found in Texas and Florida.[1][2]

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Asclepias species.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Pygarctia at funet
  2. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ↑ HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants


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