Elaphria subobliqua

Elaphria subobliqua is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Mexico to Paraguay and on Jamaica, Cuba and Puerto Rico.[1] It was first reported from Texas in 2004.[2]

Elaphria subobliqua
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Elaphria
Species:
E. subobliqua
Binomial name
Elaphria subobliqua
(Walker, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Celaena subobliqua Walker, 1858
  • Monodes subobliqua
  • Callopistria vittata Walker, 1865
  • Alibama mutata Möschler, 1886

The wingspan is about 23 mm.

References
  1. Moths of Jamaica
  2. mothphotographersgroup


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