Enigmogramma basigera

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Enigmogramma basigera
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Enigmogramma
Species:
E. basigera
Binomial name
Enigmogramma basigera
(Walker, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Plusia basigeraWalker, 1865
  • Plusia laticlaviaMorrison, 1875
  • Argyrogramma basigera
  • Phytometra basigera

Enigmogramma basigera, the pink-washed looper, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1865. [1] It is found in the eastern and central United States, south to Mexico. It is also found in the Caribbean (including Guadeloupe, Martinique, St. Kitts and Montserrat), south to French Guiana. [2]

The wingspan is about 28–33 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September.

Only two larvae are known, and these were reared on Hydrocotyle umbellata .

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References

  1. "Argyrogramma basigera (Walker, 1865)". Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of the French Antilles. Archived from the original on July 1, 2019.
  2. Cotinis (August 3, 2013). "Species Enigmogramma basigera - Pink-washed Looper Moth - Hodges#8886". BugGuide. Retrieved December 12, 2020.