Argyrostrotis deleta is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.[1] It is found in the United States from Virginia south to Florida and Texas.[2]

Argyrostrotis deleta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Argyrostrotis
Species:
A. deleta
Binomial name
Argyrostrotis deleta
(Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Poaphila deleta Guenée, 1852
  • Poaphila placata Grote, 1878

The wingspan is 20–24 mm.

References

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  1. ^ "930955.00 – 8763 – Argyrostrotis deleta – (Guenée, 1852)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  2. ^ 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.