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Euchaetes bolteri

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Euchaetes bolteri
Adult (top) and larva (bottom)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Euchaetes
Species:
E. bolteri
Binomial name
Euchaetes bolteri
(Stretch, 1885)
Synonyms
List
  • Euchaetes bolteri Stretch, 1885
  • Euchaetes epagoga Dyar, 1913
  • Euchaetes jalapa Strand, 1919
  • Euchaetes costaricae Strand, 1919
  • Euchaetes crassipyga Strand, 1921
  • Euchaetes scepsiformis Graef, 1887

Euchaetes bolteri is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Richard Harper Stretch in 1885. It is found from the south-western US (Texas and New Mexico)[1] to Mexico and Costa Rica.[2]

Adults have been recorded on wing from late March to May.[3]

References

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  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