Xanthopastis moctezuma Dyar, 1913 is a animal in the Noctuidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Xanthopastis moctezuma Dyar, 1913

Xanthopastis moctezuma Dyar, 1913

Xanthopastis moctezuma is a Noctuidae moth found from Mexico to Brownsville, Texas, replaced by X. regnatrix elsewhere in Texas.

Family
Genus
Xanthopastis
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Xanthopastis moctezuma Dyar, 1913

Xanthopastis moctezuma is a moth that belongs to the family Noctuidae. Its distribution ranges from Mexico northward to Brownsville, Texas. It appears that Xanthopastis regnatrix replaces Xanthopastis moctezuma in other areas of Texas outside of Brownsville.

Photo: (c) Juan Carlos Garcia Morales, all rights reserved, uploaded by Juan Carlos Garcia Morales

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuidae Xanthopastis

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

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