Elaphria agrotina Guenée, 1852 is a animal in the Noctuidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Elaphria agrotina Guenée, 1852

Elaphria agrotina Guenée, 1852

Elaphria agrotina is an 18 mm wingspan Noctuidae moth found across the Americas, whose larvae feed on Phaseolus species.

Family
Genus
Elaphria
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Elaphria agrotina Guenée, 1852

Elaphria agrotina is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae, first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. This species ranges from North America, where it has been recorded in Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, Florida, and Texas, south through Central America, the Antilles, and Cuba, all the way to Brazil and Argentina. The adult wingspan of Elaphria agrotina is approximately 18 millimeters. The larvae of this moth feed on plants from the genus Phaseolus.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuidae Elaphria

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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