Anarta decepta

Anarta decepta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Anarta
Species: A. decepta
Binomial name
Anarta decepta
Grote, 1883
Synonyms
  • Trichoclea postica Smith, 1891
  • Anarta postica (Smith, 1891)
  • Trichoclea decepta

Anarta decepta is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It was described from Colorado and is found along the Pacific Coast of the United States and Canada. It was first discovered in Hawaii in light trap catches made in the Pearl Harbor area on Oahu in the autumn of 1947.

The wingspan is 28–29 mm.

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