Maryland Biodiversity Project - Four-lined Chocolate Moth (Argyrostrotis quadrifilaris)

Four-lined Chocolate Moth Argyrostrotis quadrifilaris (Hübner, 1831)

Synonyms: Hodges #8762.

Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Class Insecta > Order Lepidoptera > Family Erebidae > Genus Argyrostrotis Four-lined Chocolate Moth - Argyrostrotis quadrifilaris - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/7456

"An occasional migrant from the southeastern U.S., feeding in the larval state on cotton" (Glaser, 2005).

There are 11 records in the project database.

A Four-lined Chocolate Moth in Wicomico Co., Maryland (7/12/2014). Photo by Mike Burchett. (MBP list)

A Four-lined Chocolate Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/7/2010). Photo by Sara Tangren. (MBP list)

A Four-lined Chocolate Moth collected on the Eastern Shore in Maryland. Photo by John Glaser. (MBP list)

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