Argyrostrotis sylvarum

Argyrostrotis sylvarum, the woodland chocolate moth or brown wavy line argyrostrotis, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.[1] It is found in the US from Virginia south to Florida and Texas.[2]

Argyrostrotis sylvarum
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A. sylvarum
Binomial name
Argyrostrotis sylvarum
(Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Poaphila sylvarum Guenée, 1852

The wingspan is about 28 mm.

References

  1. "930952.00 – 8760 – Argyrostrotis sylvarum – Woodland Chocolate Moth – (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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