Patagonia peregrinum

Patagonia peregrinum is a species of snout moth in the genus Patagonia. It was described by Carl Heinrich in 1956. It is found in North America, including Arizona, California and Iowa.

Patagonia peregrinum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pyralidae
Genus:
Patagonia
Species:
P. peregrinum
Binomial name
Patagonia peregrinum
(Heinrich, 1956)[1]
Synonyms
  • Homoeosoma peregrinum Heinrich, 1956[2]

The wingspan is 27 mm.

References
  1. Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  2. Savela, Markku. "Homoeosoma". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.


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