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Argyrostrotis flavistriaria

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Species of moth

Yellow-lined chocolate moth
Male
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Argyrostrotis
Species: A. flavistriaria
Binomial name
Argyrostrotis flavistriaria
(Hübner, )
Synonyms
  • Crochiphora flavistriaria Hübner,
  • Poaphila herbicola Guenée, 1852
  • Poaphila contempta Guenée, 1852
  • Poaphila perplexa Guenée, 1852
  • Poaphila perspicua Walker, 1858
  • Mocis diffundens Walker, 1858
  • Phurys glans Grote, 1876
  • Phurys carolina Smith, 1905

Argyrostrotis flavistriaria, the yellow-lined chocolate moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1831. It is found in the US from North Carolina south to Florida and Texas.

The larvae feed on Cyrilla racemiflora.

References

  1. "930951.00 – 8759 – Argyrostrotis flavistriaria – Yellow-lined Chocolate Moth – (Hübner, [1831])". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  2. Sullivan, J. Bolling & Lafontaine, J. Donald (2011). "New synonymies and combinations in Argyrostrotis Hübner (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Erebinae, Poaphilini)". ZooKeys (149): 107–116. doi:10.3897/zookeys.149.2347. PMC 3234413. PMID 22207798.
  3. Cotinis (April 3, 2013). "Species Argyrostrotis flavistriaria - Yellow-lined Chocolate - Hodges#8759". BugGuide. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
Taxon identifiers
Argyrostrotis contempta


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