Argyrostrotis deleta

Argyrostrotis deleta is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.[1] It is found in the United States from Virginia south to Florida and Texas.[2]

Argyrostrotis deleta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Argyrostrotis
Species:
A. deleta
Binomial name
Argyrostrotis deleta
(Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Poaphila deleta Guenée, 1852
  • Poaphila placata Grote, 1878

The wingspan is 20–24 mm.

References
  1. "930955.00 – 8763 – Argyrostrotis deleta – (Guenée, 1852)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  2. Sullivan, J. Bolling & Lafontaine, J. Donald (2011). "New synonymies and combinations in Argyrostrotis Hübner (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Erebinae, Poaphilini)". ZooKeys. 149: 107–116. doi:10.3897/zookeys.149.2347.


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