Psectrotarsia
Genus of moths
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Psectrotarsia is a small New World genus of moths of the family Noctuidae, erected in 1907 by Paul Dognin.[1] With exception of Psectrotarsia flava, species in the genus have pink forewing markings.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Subfamily: | Heliothinae |
| Genus: | Psectrotarsia Dognin, 1907[1] |
| Synonyms | |
Distribution and biology
Psectrotarsia species are known from the United States, Mexico, Guatemala and Peru.[1] The larval host plants of most species are unknown, except for Psectrotarsia hebardi, which is known to feed on richweed.[1]
Species
Following the 2007 revision of the genus by Michael P. Pogue, the genus is considered to contain the following species:[1]
- Psectrotarsia euposis (Dyar, 1912) - Mexico
- Psectrotarsia flava Dognin, 1907 - Peru - type species
- Psectrotarsia hebardi (Skinner, 1917) - United States (New Jersey, Ohio, Virginia)
- Psectrotarsia rhodophora (Hampson, 1910) - Guatemala
- Psectrotarsia suavis (H. Edwards, 1884) - United States, Mexico
Former species
Following the 2007 revision, two species were transferred to Copitarsia:[1]
- Psectrotarsia fuscirena (now Copitarsia fuscirena)
- Psectrotarsia tamsi (now Copitarsia tamsi)
Notes
- a simultaneous junior homonym and junior synonym[1]
