Trichocosmia

Trichocosmia
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Trichocosmia
Grote, 1883
Species: T. inornata
Binomial name
Trichocosmia inornata
Grote, 1883
Synonyms
  • Trichocosmia demacula Strand, 1912 (form)
  • Caradrina drasteroides Smith, 1903
  • Trichocosmia drasteroides

Trichocosmia is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family. It contains only one species, Trichocosmia inornata, which is found from Texas to California, north to Utah.[1]

The wingspan is about 25 mm. Adults are pale tan-ochre with faint transverse markings and a faint reniform spot. The frons is slightly rounded out. They are on wing from March to July in California.

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