Eublemma recta

Eublemma recta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Eublemma
Species: E. recta
Binomial name
Eublemma recta
(Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Micra recta Guenée, 1852
  • Eublemma rectum
  • Phalaena obiqualis Fabricius, 1794 (preocc.)
  • Anthophila flammicincta Walker, 1865
  • Trothisa pallescens Herrich-Schäffer, 1868
  • Micra stalii Wallengren, 1871
  • Tarache patula Morrison, 1875
  • Tarache patruelis Grote, 1876
  • Eublemma brunneoochracea Strand, 1917
  • Eublemma luteipennis Strand, 1917

The Straight-lined Seed Moth (Eublemma recta) is a species of moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from South Carolina to Florida, west to Texas, south to Argentina.[1] It is also found on Cuba,[2] Jamaica[3] and Puerto Rico.

The wingspan is 16–19 millimetres (0.63–0.75 in). The forewings are light brown with a dark brown straight postmedial line, bordered distally by white. The hindwings are white with a yellow or brown terminal line.

The larvae feed on various plants in the Convolvulaceae family, including Ipomoea and Convolvulus species.

References

  1. ↑ "Eublemma recta". Bug Guide. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
  2. ↑ Vitor O. Becker. "The Noctuoidea (Lepidoptera) from Cuba described by Herrich-Schaffer and Gundlach in the Gundlach Collection, Havana" (PDF).
  3. ↑ "Eublemma recta". Moths of Jamaica. Retrieved March 8, 2012.


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