Biology:Redectis vitrea

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Short description: Species of moth

Redectis vitrea
- 8401 – Redectis vitrea – White-spotted Redectis Moth (20927728236).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Redectis
Species:
R. vitrea
Binomial name
Redectis vitrea
(Grote, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Dercetis vitrea Grote, 1878

Redectis vitrea, the scalloped snout or white-spotted 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 United States from Illinois to south-eastern Massachusetts , south to Texas and Florida.

The wingspan is about 18 mm. Adults are on wing from June to October. There are two generations per year in Virginia.

The larvae feed on various plants, including Elaeagnus umbellata, Ceanothus americanus and Digitaria species.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7305691 entry