Elaphria agrotina
Species of moth
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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]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Elaphria |
| Species: | E. agrotina |
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| Elaphria agrotina (Guenée, 1852) | |
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The wingspan is about 18 mm.[3]
The larvae feed on Phaseolus species.