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Species Enigmogramma antillea - Antillean Looper Moth - Hodges#8886.1

Enigmogramma antillea - male moth - Enigmogramma antillea
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)
Family Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)
Subfamily Plusiinae (Looper Moths)
Tribe Argyrogrammatini
Genus Enigmogramma
Species antillea (Antillean Looper Moth - Hodges#8886.1)
Hodges Number
8886.1
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Enigmogramma antillea Becker, 2001
Size
Forewing length: 14–16 mm (1)
Identification
Adult: FW brown with slight purple hue. HW gray, becoming paler towards the base. (1)
Range
Recent arrival to south Florida
Found on Cuba and Puerto Rico. A specimen was collected in Collier County, Florida, in 2012 (1)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group – images of pinned adults (2)
BOLD Systems - images of DNA supported specimens (3)
Wikipedia - brief description (1)