Deltote musta

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Small mossy lithacodia moth
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Deltote
Species:
D. musta
Binomial name
Deltote musta
(Grote & Robinson, 1868)
Synonyms
  • Erastria mustaGrote & Robinson, 1868
  • Lithacodia musta
  • Eustrotia musta

Deltote musta, the small mossy lithacodia moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote and Coleman Townsend Robinson in 1868. [1] It is found in the US from New Hampshire to Florida, west to Arizona and north to Wisconsin. [2]

The wingspan is 15–19 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September.

References

  1. ↑ "931292.00 – 9051 – Lithacodia musta – Small Mossy Lithacodia Moth – (Grote & Robinson, 1868)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  2. ↑ McLeod, Robin (July 24, 2018). "Species Lithacodia musta - Small Mossy Lithacodia - Hodges#9051". BugGuide. Retrieved September 30, 2020.


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