Psectrotarsia

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Psectrotarsia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Heliothinae
Genus: Psectrotarsia
Dognin, 1907 [1]
Synonyms

Psectrotarsia is a small New World genus of moths of the family Noctuidae, erected in 1907 by Paul Dognin. [1] With exception of Psectrotarsia flava , species in the genus have pink forewing markings. [1]

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Distribution and biology

Psectrotarsia species are known from the United States, Mexico, Guatemala and Peru. [1] The larval host plants of most species are unknown, except for Psectrotarsia hebardi , which is known to feed on richweed. [1]

Species

Following the 2007 revision of the genus by Michael P. Pogue, the genus is considered to contain the following species: [1]

Former species

Following the 2007 revision, two species were transferred to Copitarsia : [1]

Notes

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Pogue, Michael G. (14 November 2007). "Revision of the Genus Psectrotarsia Dognin, 1907 (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Heliothinae)". Zootaxa. 1637 (1). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1637.1.1 . Retrieved 10 June 2024.