Argyrostrotis quadrifilaris

Argyrostrotis quadrifilaris, the four-lined chocolate moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1831.[1] It is found in the US from New York and New Hampshire south to Florida and Texas.[2]

Argyrostrotis quadrifilaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Argyrostrotis
Species:
A. quadrifilaris
Binomial name
Argyrostrotis quadrifilaris
(Hübner, [1831])
Synonyms
  • Agronomia quadrifilaris Hübner, [1831]
  • Poaphila obsoleta Grote, 1876

The wingspan is about 27 mm.

References
  1. "930954.00 – 8762 – Argyrostrotis quadrifilaris – Four-Lined Chocolate Moth – (Hübner, [1831)". 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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