Metalectra diabolica
| Metalectra diabolica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Metalectra |
| Species: | M. diabolica |
| Binomial name | |
| Metalectra diabolica Barnes & Benjamin, 1924 | |
Metalectra diabolica, the Diabolical Fungus Moth, is a species of moth of the Erebidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from North Carolina to Florida and Arkansas to Texas.[1]
The wingspan is 18–23 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to October, with most records from May.
The larvae feed on fungi.[2]
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