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Pygarctia murina

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Species of moth

Pygarctia murina
Pygarctia murina. Texas Canyon Rest Area, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Pygarctia
Species: P. murina
Binomial name
Pygarctia murina
(Stretch, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Euchaetes murina Stretch, 1885
  • Pygarctia oslari Rothschild, 1910
  • Pygarctia poliochroa Hampson, 1916
  • Pygarctia murina albistrigata Barnes & McDunnough, 1913

Pygarctia murina, the mouse-colored euchaetias, is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Richard Harper Stretch in 1885. It is found in the United States in south-western Utah, from southern Colorado to south-eastern California and in southern Texas.

The wingspan is 26–33 mm. Adults are on wing from late July to September.

Larvae feed on Euphorbia species and have also been reared on Funastrum species. They reach a length of about 22 mm when fully grown. Pupation takes place in a silken cocoon within surface debris.

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. Bug Guide
Taxon identifiers
Pygarctia murina


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