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Species of moth From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eublemma recta, the straight-lined seed moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in the United States from South Carolina to Florida and west to Texas. It is also found south to Argentina,[1] on Cuba,[2] Jamaica[3] and Puerto Rico.
Straight-lined seed moth | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Eublemma |
Species: | E. recta |
Binomial name | |
Eublemma recta (Guenée, 1852) | |
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The wingspan is 16–19 millimetres (0.63–0.75 in).
The larvae feed on various plants in the family Convolvulaceae, including Ipomoea and Convolvulus species.
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