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Pygarctia eglenensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
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 family Erebidae. It was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1861. It is found in the US states of Texas and Florida.

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Asclepias species.

References

1. Savela, Markku. "Pygarctia Grote, 1871". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
2. Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
3. HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants

• Arctiidae genus list at Butterflies and Moths of the World of the Natural History Museum

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