Bryolymnia mixta
Bryolymnia mixta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Tribe: | Elaphriini |
Genus: | Bryolymnia |
Species: | B. mixta |
Binomial name | |
Bryolymnia mixta Lafontaine & Walsh, 2010 | |
Bryolymnia mixta is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is known only from the Patagonia Mountains in south-eastern Arizona.
The length of the forewings is about 12 mm. Adults were collected in late June and mid-July.
Etymology
The name mixta is from the Latin mixtus, meaning mixed or mingled and refers to the blotchy confused appearance of the forewing maculation.
External links
- A revision of the genus Bryolymnia Hampson in North America with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Noctuinae, Elaphriini)
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