Biology:Hyperstrotia secta

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Short description: Species of moth

Hyperstrotia secta
Hyperstrotia secta - Black-patched Graylet Moth (14999913626).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Hyperstrotia
Species:
H. secta
Binomial name
Hyperstrotia secta
(Grote, 1879)
Synonyms
  • Eustrotia secta Grote, 1879

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

Wikidata ☰ Q19597559 entry