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A Pygmy Redectis Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (6/13/2018).
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Josh Emm.
A Pygmy Redectis Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (7/26/2015).
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Jonathan Willey.
Pygmy Redectis Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Adrienne van den Beemt, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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Adrienne van den Beemt.
Pygmy Redectis Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/30/2022). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Jonathan Irons.
A Pygmy Redectis Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/22/2017). Determined by Hugh McGuinness.
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Kurt Schwarz.
Pygmy Redectis Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/19/2023). (c) Jesse C., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Jesse C. via iNaturalist.
A Pygmy Redectis Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (8/24/2014). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Dave Webb.
A Pygmy Redectis Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (8/25/2020). Verified by Roger Downer/BugGuide.
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Dave Webb.
Pygmy Redectis Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Stella Tea, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Stella Tea (stazandgazer) via iNaturalist.
A Pygmy Redectis Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/28/2017). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Robert Aguilar, SERC.
A Pygmy Redectis Moth.
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John Glaser.
Source: Wikipedia
Redectis pygmaea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Redectis |
Species: | R. pygmaea
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Binomial name | |
Redectis pygmaea (Grote, 1878)
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Redectis pygmaea, the pygmy redectis, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1878.[1] It is found in the US from New York to Florida, and west to Texas.
The wingspan is about 14 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September.
References
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku (July 3, 2019). "Redectis pygmaea (Grote, 1878)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
- McLeod, Robin (September 16, 2006). "Species Redectis pygmaea - Pygmy Redectis - Hodges#8400". BugGuide. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
- "930554.00 – 8400 – Redectis pygmaea – Pygmy Redectis Moth – (Grote, 1878)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 30, 2020.