Pygoctenucha terminalis

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Pygoctenucha terminalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Pygoctenucha
Species:
P. terminalis
Binomial name
Pygoctenucha terminalis
(Walker, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Apistosia terminalisWalker, 1854
  • Ctenucha harrisiiBoisduval, 1869
  • Ctenucha votivaH. Edwards, 1884

Pygoctenucha terminalis, the blue-green lichen moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in Mexico [1] and in the United States in eastern Colorado, New Mexico and southeastern Arizona.

The wingspan is about 43 mm. [2] Adults are on wing from late-May to early-August

The larvae feed on Asclepias species, including Asclepias tuberosa . [3]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Pygoctenucha terminalis (Walker, 1854)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  2. Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
  3. BugGuide