Pygarctia eglenensis

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Pygarctia eglenensis, the gray-winged pareuchaetes, is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1861. It is found in the US states of Texas and Florida.[1][2]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
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Pygarctia eglenensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Pygarctia
Species:
P. eglenensis
Binomial name
Pygarctia eglenensis
(Clemens, 1861)
Synonyms
  • Euchaetes eglenensis Clemens, 1861
  • Ammalo eglenensis
  • Pareuchaetes eglenensis
  • Euchaetes vivida Grote, 1882
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Larvae have been recorded feeding on Asclepias species.[3]

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