Biology:Perigea xanthioides

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Short description: Species of insect

Perigea xanthioides
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Perigea
Species:
P. xanthioides
Binomial name
Perigea xanthioides
Guenée, 1852
Synonyms
  • Hadena trita Moschler, 1886
  • Perigea xanthioides enixa Grote, 1875

Perigea xanthioides, the red groundling moth or pied groundling moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found from Canada to Brazil and on Jamaica.[1] The wingspan is about 29 mm.[2] The larvae feed on Vernonia[3] and Eutrochium species.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7168468 entry