Biology:Redectis vitrea
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Short description: Species of moth
| Redectis vitrea | |
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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. vitrea
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| Binomial name | |
| Redectis vitrea (Grote, 1878)
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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
- ↑ Savela, Markku, ed (July 3, 2019). "Redectis pygmaea (Grote, 1878)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/erebidae/herminiinae/redectis/#vitrea.
- Wagner, David L.; Schweitzer, Dale F.; Sullivan, J. Bolling; Reardon, Richard C. (2011). Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691150420.
- McLeod, Robin (June 9, 2009). "Species Redectis vitrea - White-spotted Redectis - Hodges#8401". https://bugguide.net/node/view/29740.
- "930555.00 – 8401 – Redectis vitrea – White-spotted Redectis Moth – (Grote, 1878)". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=8401.
Wikidata ☰ Q7305691 entry
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