Eublemma recta

Eublemma recta, the straight-lined seed moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in the United States from South Carolina to Florida and west to Texas. It is also found south to Argentina,^[1] on Cuba,^[2] Jamaica^[3] and Puerto Rico.

Phylum:Arthropoda

Clade:Pancrustacea

Class:Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

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Straight-lined seed moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Eublemma
Species:	E. recta
Binomial name
Eublemma recta (Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
Micra recta Guenée, 1852 Eublemma rectum Phalaena obiqualis Fabricius, 1794 (preocc.) Anthophila flammicincta Walker, 1865 Trothisa pallescens Herrich-Schäffer, 1868 Micra stalii Wallengren, 1871 Tarache patula Morrison, 1875 Tarache patruelis Grote, 1876 Eublemma brunneoochracea Strand, 1917 Eublemma luteipennis Strand, 1917

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The wingspan is 16–19 millimetres (0.63–0.75 in).

The larvae feed on various plants in the family Convolvulaceae, including Ipomoea and Convolvulus species.