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Trichordestra legitima
Adult (top) and larva on milkweed (bottom)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Trichordestra
Species:	T. legitima
Binomial name
Trichordestra legitima (Grote, 1864)
Synonyms
Apamea legitima Grote, 1864 Lacanobia legitima

Trichordestra legitima, the striped garden caterpillar moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1864. It is found in eastern North America, from Newfoundland to Florida, west to Texas, north to Saskatchewan.

External links

• Murray, Tom (August 9, 2020). "Species Trichordestra legitima - Striped Garden Caterpillar Moth - Hodges#10304". BugGuide. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
• "932886.00 – 10304 – Trichordestra legitima – Striped Garden Caterpillar Moth – (Grote, 1864)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
• Anweiler, G. G. (2007). "Species Details Trichordestra legitima". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 14, 2020.

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