Elaphria agrotina

Elaphria agrotina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Elaphria
Species: E. agrotina
Binomial name
Elaphria agrotina
(Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Celaena agrotina Guenée, 1852
  • Monodes agrotina
  • Celaeno arnoides Herrich-Schaffer, 1868
  • Elaphria arnoides
  • Laphygma trientiplaga Walker, 1858
  • Hadena aduncula Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874

Elaphria agrotina is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from North America (including Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, Florida and Texas), through Central America, the Antilles and Cuba[1] to Brazil and Argentina.[2]

The wingspan is about 18 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Phaseolus species.

References

  1. ↑ The Noctuoidea (Lepidoptera) from Cuba described by Herrich-Schãffer and Gundlach in the Gundlach Collection, Havana
  2. ↑ Elaphria at funet
  3. ↑ mothphotographersgroup


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