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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Euteliidae » Euteliinae » Eutelia » Eutelia pyrastis - Hodges#8968.1 (Eutelia pyrastis)

Species Eutelia pyrastis - Hodges#8968.1

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Size · Range · Season · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Eutelia pyrastis - Hodges #8968.1 - Eutelia pyrastis - male Moth ID help - Eutelia pyrastis Eutelia pyrastis - male Unidentified moth. Tavernier, Florida. 5.27.2025 - Eutelia pyrastis - male
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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 Euteliidae
Subfamily Euteliinae
Genus Eutelia
Species pyrastis (Eutelia pyrastis - Hodges#8968.1)
Hodges Number
8968.1
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Eutelia pyrastis Hampson, 1905
Phylogenetic sequence # 931119
Numbers
The genus Eutelia includes three species in America north of Mexico. (1)
Size
Hampson (1912) reported the wingspan.
♂ 32 mm.
♀ 36 mm.
Range
Heppner (2003) included Florida, Texas; Mexico. (2)
Season
Heppner (2003) reported adults in Florida during the months of April and May. (2)
Print References
Hampson, G.F., 1905. Journal of the American Museum of Natural History, 7: 374.
Hampson, G.F., 1912. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Supplement 11: 28.
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (3)
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (4)
Works Cited
1.Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico.
Donald J. Lafontaine, B. Christian Schmidt. 2010. ZooKeys 40: 1–239 .
2.Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Land Areas: Lepidoptera of Florida
J.B. Heppner. 2003. Florida Department of Agriculture 17(1): 1-670.
3.North American Moth Photographers Group
4.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 22 July, 2013 - 12:11am

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