Biology:Enigmogramma basigera

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Short description: Species of moth

Enigmogramma basigera
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Phytometra basigera.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Enigmogramma
Species:
E. basigera
Binomial name
Enigmogramma basigera
(Walker, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Plusia basigera Walker, 1865
  • Plusia laticlavia Morrison, 1875
  • Argyrogramma basigera
  • Phytometra basigera

Enigmogramma basigera, the pink-washed looper, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1865.[1] It is found in the eastern and central United States, south to Mexico. It is also found in the Caribbean (including Guadeloupe, Martinique, St. Kitts and Montserrat), south to French Guiana.[2]

The wingspan is about 28–33 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September.

Only two larvae are known, and these were reared on Hydrocotyle umbellata.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5378949 entry