Enigmogramma basigera

Enigmogramma basigera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Enigmogramma
Species: E. basigera
Binomial name
Enigmogramma basigera
(Walker, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Plusia basigera Walker, 1865
  • Plusia laticlavia Morrison, 1875
  • Argyrogramma basigera
  • Phytometra basigera

The Pink-washed Looper (Enigmogramma basigera) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in eastern and central United States, south to Mexico. Outside of North America it is found in the Caribbean (including Guadeloupe, Martinique, St. Kitts and Montserrat), south to French Guyana.

The wingspan is about 28-33 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September.

Only two larvae are known, and these were reared on Hydrocotyle umbellata.

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