Biology:Hyperstrotia secta
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Hyperstrotia |
| Species: | H. secta
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| Hyperstrotia secta (Grote, 1879)
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Hyperstrotia secta, the black-patched graylet moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1879.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana , Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts , Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee , Virginia and West Virginia.
The wingspan is about 17 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to September.[2]
References
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- ↑ Savela, Markku (July 27, 2019). "Hyperstrotia secta (Grote, 1879)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/erebidae/boletobiinae/hyperstrotia/#secta.
- ↑ "930732.00 – 9040 – Hyperstrotia secta – Black-patched Graylet Moth – (Grote, 1879)". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=9040.
Wikidata ☰ Q19597559 entry
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