Biology:Phytometra ernestinana
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Phytometra |
| Species: | P. ernestinana
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| Phytometra ernestinana (Blanchard, 1840)
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Phytometra ernestinana, Ernestine's moth, is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana , Iowa, Kansas , Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, South Carolina, Tennessee , Texas and Wisconsin. It is also present in Cuba.
The wingspan is about 18 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing year round in Florida.[1]
References
Wikidata ☰ Q13519646 entry
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