Biology:Estigmene albida

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Short description: Species of moth

Estigmene albida
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Estigmene
Species:
E. albida
Binomial name
Estigmene albida
(Stretch, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Leucarctia albida Stretch, 1874
  • Estigmene acraea arizonensis Rothschild, 1910
  • Estigmene alba Rothschild, 1910 (Missp.)

Estigmene albida is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Richard Harper Stretch in 1874.[1] It is found in the United States from Montana to South Dakota, south to New Mexico and Arizona. It is also found in Mexico, Costa Rica and Guatemala.[2]

The wingspan is about 50 mm.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13531912 entry