Biology:Eupsilia vinulenta

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Short description: Species of moth

Eupsilia vinulenta
A brown moth sitting on a green leaf. On each wing is a set of three white spots with the center spot much larger than the others. The head appears furry and the wings are coppery brown with wavy patterns.
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E. vinulenta
Binomial name
Eupsilia vinulenta
(Grote, 1864)

Eupsilia vinulenta, the straight-toothed sallow moth, is a moth in the family Noctuidae described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1864.[1][2][3] It is found in North America.[2]

The MONA or Hodges number for Eupsilia vinulenta is 9933.[4] [5]

A closeup of the head of the moth above. A small antenna is visible.
A dark brown caterpillar with a light brown head. It has small hairs or fine spines on each section.

References

Further reading

  • Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
  • Lafontaine, J. Donald & Schmidt, B. Christian (2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys. vol. 40, 1–239.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q15660533 entry