Elaphria agrotina

Elaphria agrotina is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found from North America (including Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, Florida and Texas), through Central America, the Antilles and Cuba[1] to Brazil and Argentina.[2]

Elaphria agrotina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Elaphria
Species:
E. agrotina
Binomial name
Elaphria agrotina
(Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Celaena agrotina Guenée, 1852
  • Monodes agrotina
  • Celaeno arnoides Herrich-Schäffer, 1868
  • Elaphria arnoides
  • Laphygma trientiplaga Walker, 1858
  • Hadena aduncula Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874

The wingspan is about 18 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Phaseolus species.

References
  1. Becker, Vitor O. (2002). "The Noctuoidea (Lepidoptera) from Cuba described by Herrich-Schäffer and Gundlach in the Gundlach Collection, Havana" (PDF). Revista Brasileira de Zoologia. 19 (2): 349–391. doi:10.1590/S0101-81752002000200006. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 29, 2012.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Elaphria agrotina (Guenée, 1852)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  3. "932227.00 – 9677 – Elaphria agrotina – (Guenée, 1852)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved December 2, 2018.


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