Euchaetes elegans

Euchaetes elegans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
Genus:Euchaetes
Species: E. elegans
Binomial name
Euchaetes elegans
Stretch, 1874
Synonyms
  • Euchaetes elegans Stretch, 1875
  • Cycnia elegans
  • Pygarctia elegans

Euchaetes elegans, the elegant pygarctia, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Richard Harper Stretch in 1874. It is found in the US states of California, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada and Texas,[1] and in Mexico, Guatemala, Panama and Colombia.[2]

The length of the forewings is 16–18 mm. Adults are sexually dimorphic. Males are smaller and the dorsal abdomen is entirely crimson, while the last segment is white in females. Adults are on wing from July to September.

The larvae feed on Asclepias species. Early instar larvae feed communally. Full-grown larvae reach a length of 28 mm. Pupation takes place in a silken cocoon on the host plant.[3]

References

  1. Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  2. Savela, Markku. "Euchaetes Harris, 1841". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  3. Bug Guide


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