Redectis pygmaea

Redectis pygmaea, the pygmy redectis, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1878.[1] It is found in the US from New York to Florida, and west to Texas.

Redectis pygmaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Redectis
Species:
R. pygmaea
Binomial name
Redectis pygmaea
(Grote, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Dercetis pygmaea Grote, 1878

The wingspan is about 14 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September.

References

  1. Savela, Markku (July 3, 2019). "Redectis pygmaea (Grote, 1878)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 30, 2020.


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