Biology:Redectis pygmaea
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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: | Redectis |
| Species: | R. pygmaea
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| Binomial name | |
| Redectis pygmaea (Grote, 1878)
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Redectis pygmaea, the pygmy redectis, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1878.[1] It is found in the US from New York to Florida, and west to Texas .
The wingspan is about 14 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September.
References
- McLeod, Robin (September 16, 2006). "Species Redectis pygmaea - Pygmy Redectis - Hodges#8400". http://bugguide.net/node/view/71153.
- "930554.00 – 8400 – Redectis pygmaea – Pygmy Redectis Moth – (Grote, 1878)". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=8400.
Wikidata ☰ Q7305692 entry
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