Hypotrix ocularis
| Hypotrix ocularis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Hypotrix |
| Species: | H. ocularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypotrix ocularis Lafontaine, Ferris & Walsh, 2010 | |
Hypotrix ocularis is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from south-western New Mexico and south-eastern Arizona southward to Mexico City.
The length of the forewings is 14-16 mm. Adults are on wing in June.
Etymology
The name of this species, ocularis, is Latin for eye and refers to the eye-like reniform spot on each forewing.
External links
- A revision of the genus Hypotrix Guenée in North America with descriptions of four new species and a new genus (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Noctuinae, Eriopygini)
- mothphotographersgroup
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