Argyrostrotis flavistriaria, the yellow-lined chocolate moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1831.[1] It is found in the US from North Carolina south to Florida and Texas.[2]
Yellow-lined chocolate moth | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Argyrostrotis |
Species: | A. flavistriaria
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Binomial name | |
Argyrostrotis flavistriaria (Hübner, [1831])
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The larvae feed on Cyrilla racemiflora.[3]
References
edit- ^ "930951.00 – 8759 – Argyrostrotis flavistriaria – Yellow-lined Chocolate Moth – (Hübner, [1831])". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- ^ Sullivan, J. Bolling & Lafontaine, J. Donald (2011). "New synonymies and combinations in Argyrostrotis Hübner (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Erebinae, Poaphilini)". ZooKeys (149): 107–116. doi:10.3897/zookeys.149.2347. PMC 3234413. PMID 22207798.
- ^ Cotinis (April 3, 2013). "Species Argyrostrotis flavistriaria - Yellow-lined Chocolate - Hodges#8759". BugGuide. Retrieved December 17, 2019.