Hypotrix ocularis

Hypotrix ocularis
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.

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