Argyrostrotis flavistriaria

Yellow-lined chocolate moth
Male
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Argyrostrotis
Species:
A. flavistriaria
Binomial name
Argyrostrotis flavistriaria
(Hübner, [1831])
Synonyms
  • Crochiphora flavistriaria Hübner, [1831]
  • Poaphila herbicola Guenée, 1852
  • Poaphila contempta Guenée, 1852
  • Poaphila perplexa Guenée, 1852
  • Poaphila perspicua Walker, 1858
  • Mocis diffundens Walker, 1858
  • Phurys glans Grote, 1876
  • Phurys carolina Smith, 1905

Argyrostrotis flavistriaria, the yellow-lined chocolate moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1831.[1] It is found in the US from North Carolina south to Florida and Texas.[2]

The larvae feed on Cyrilla racemiflora.[3]

References

  1. ^ "930951.00 – 8759 – Argyrostrotis flavistriaria – Yellow-lined Chocolate Moth – (Hübner, [1831])". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  2. ^ Sullivan, J. Bolling & Lafontaine, J. Donald (2011). "New synonymies and combinations in Argyrostrotis Hübner (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Erebinae, Poaphilini)". ZooKeys (149): 107–116. doi:10.3897/zookeys.149.2347. PMC 3234413. PMID 22207798.
  3. ^ Cotinis (April 3, 2013). "Species Argyrostrotis flavistriaria - Yellow-lined Chocolate - Hodges#8759". BugGuide. Retrieved December 17, 2019.


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