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Eupseudosoma involutum

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(Redirected from Eupseudosoma involuta) Species of moth

Snowy eupseudosoma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Eupseudosoma
Species: E. involutum
Binomial name
Eupseudosoma involutum
(Sepp, )
Synonyms
  • Phalaena involuta Sepp,
  • Charidea nivea Herrich-Schäffer,
  • Eupseudosoma niveum Grote,
  • Eupseudosoma floridum Grote, 1882
  • Euchaetes immaculata Graef, 1887
  • Eupseudosoma ab. flavida Dognin, 1911
  • Eupseudosoma involuta (Sepp, )

Eupseudosoma involutum, the snowy eupseudosoma, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Sepp in 1855. It is found from the southern United States (Florida) to Argentina, as well as on the Antilles.

The wingspan is about 33 mm.

The larvae feed on Psidium guineense, Eugenia and Eucalyptus species.

References

  1. "930389.00 – 8257 – Eupseudosoma involuta – Snowy Eupseudosoma Moth – (Sepp, [1855])". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Eupseudosoma involuta (Sepp, [1855])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  3. Heiman, Maury J. (September 20, 2014). "Species Eupseudosoma involuta - Snowy Eupseudosoma Moth - Hodges#8257". BugGuide. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
Taxon identifiers
Eupseudosoma involutum


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