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Short description: Species of moth

Redectis pygmaea
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
Binomial name
Redectis pygmaea
(Grote, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Dercetis pygmaea Grote, 1878

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

Wikidata ☰ Q7305692 entry