Biology:Pareuchaetes insulata

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Short description: Species of moth

Pareuchaetes insulata
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Pareuchaetes
Species:
P. insulata
Binomial name
Pareuchaetes insulata
(Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Halysidota insulata Walker, 1855
  • Pareuchaetes affinis Grote, [1866]
  • Pareuchaetes cadaverosa Grote, [1866]

Pareuchaetes insulata, also known as the yellow-winged pareuchaetes, is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found on Cuba and the Antilles,[1] as well as in the southern United States (Arizona, Florida, South Carolina and Texas ), the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua.[2]

The wingspan is 26โ€“38 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing year round, but are most common from April to November.

The larvae feed on various plants, including Chromolaena odorata, Ageratum species and Hernandia sonora.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13533101 entry