Deltote musta
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Deltote musta, the small mossy lithacodia moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote and Coleman Townsend Robinson in 1868.[1] It is found in the US from New Hampshire to Florida, west to Arizona and north to Wisconsin.[2]
The wingspan is 15–19 mm. Adults have dark greenish forewings with blackish shading and lines. The reniform spot is round or broadly oval, white with reddish-brown and white filling. The hindwings are gray. Adults are on wing from May to September.
References
- ^ "931292.00 – 9051 – Lithacodia musta – Small Mossy Lithacodia Moth – (Grote & Robinson, 1868)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ McLeod, Robin (July 24, 2018). "Species Lithacodia musta - Small Mossy Lithacodia - Hodges#9051". BugGuide. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
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