Biology:Syllectra erycata

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Short description: Species of moth

Syllectra erycata
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Syllectra
Species:
S. erycata
Binomial name
Syllectra erycata
(Cramer, 1780)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena erycata Cramer, 1780
  • Syllectra mirandalis Hubner, 1819

Syllectra erycata is a moth in the family Erebidae first described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. It is found from Florida, Texas and the Antilles (Jamaica, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Kitts, Hispaniola, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Saint Lucia, Grenada) to Brazil ,[1] Peru, Suriname and Bolivia.[2]

The wingspan is about 35 mm.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13525234 entry