Biology:Pygarctia eglenensis
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Pygarctia |
| Species: | P. eglenensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Pygarctia eglenensis (Clemens, 1861)
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Pygarctia eglenensis, the gray-winged pareuchaetes, is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1861. It is found in the US states of Texas and Florida.[1][2]
Larvae have been recorded feeding on Asclepias species.[3]
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Pygarctia Grote, 1871". http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/arctiidae/arctiinae/pygarctia/. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
- ↑ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
- ↑ HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- Arctiidae genus list at Butterflies and Moths of the World of the Natural History Museum
Wikidata ☰ Q13523318 entry
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