Eutelia furcata

Eutelia furcata, the Florida eutelia moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found from the southern United States (including Arizona, Texas and Florida)[1] to Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico[2] and Central America.

Florida eutelia moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Eutelia
Species:	E. furcata
Binomial name
Eutelia furcata (Walker, 1865)
Synonyms
Eurhipia blandula Herrich-Schäffer, 1868 Eutelia blandula Eutelia piratica Schaus, 1940 Eutelia pertanda Dyar, 1925 Eutelia distracta Walker, 1865 Eutelia nattereri Druce, 1898

The wingspan is about 30 mm.[3]

References

1. "931120.00 – 8968.2 – Eutelia furcata – Florida Eutelia Moth – (Walker, 1865)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
2. 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.
3. Heiman, Maury J. (July 27, 2014). "Species Eutelia furcata - Hodges#8968.2". BugGuide. Retrieved December 2, 2018.