Arugisa latiorella

Arugisa latiorella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
Genus:Arugisa
Species: A. latiorella
Binomial name
Arugisa latiorella
(Walker 1863)
Synonyms
  • Acrobasis latiorella Walker, 1863
  • Arugisa watsoni Richards, 1941

Arugisa latiorella, Watson's arugisa moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. The species is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida to Texas, north to Kansas and Maryland.[1]

The wingspan is 18–22 mm. Adults are on wing from January to November.

The larvae feed on both living and dead Poa pratensis.[2]

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