Eupseudosoma involutum

Snowy eupseudosoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
Genus:Eupseudosoma
Species: E. involutum
Binomial name
Eupseudosoma involutum
(Sepp, [1855])
Synonyms
  • Phalaena involuta Sepp, [1855]
  • Charidea nivea Herrich-Schäffer, [1855]
  • Eupseudosoma niveum Grote, [1866]
  • Eupseudosoma floridum Grote, 1882
  • Euchaetes immaculata Graef, 1887
  • Eupseudosoma ab. flavida Dognin, 1911

Eupseudosoma involutum, the snowy eupseudosoma, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from the southern United States (Florida)[1] to Argentina, as well as on the Antilles.[2]

The wingspan is about 33 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Psidium guineense, Eugenia and Eucalyptus species.

References

  1. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  2. ↑ Eupseudosoma at funet
  3. ↑ Bug Guide


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.