Dargida rubripennis

Dargida rubripennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Dargida
Species:	D. rubripennis
Binomial name
	Dargida rubripennis; (Grote & Robinson, 1870)[1]
Synonyms
	Leucania rubripennis Grote & Robinson, 1870; Faronta rubripennis;

Dargida rubripennis, the pink streak, is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote and Coleman Townsend Robinson in 1870. It is found in the eastern United States, ranging to Kansas and Texas. It is listed as threatened in the US states of Massachusetts[2] and Connecticut.[3]

The wingspan is 32–37 mm. The forewings are yellowish-white, with dull pink streaks and shaded with dull pink at the outer margin. The hindwings are white, also shaded with dull pink. Adults are on wing from January to February and from July to October.

Its preferred larval host plant is Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum).

References

"932931.00 – 10434 – Dargida rubripennis – Pink Streak Moth – (Grote & Robinson, 1870)". Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
"The Pink Streak Dargida rubripennis". Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program. Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
"Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 1, 2018.

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[1] "932931.00 – 10434 – Dargida rubripennis – Pink Streak Moth – (Grote & Robinson, 1870)". Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 5, 2017.

[2] "The Pink Streak Dargida rubripennis". Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program. Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife. Retrieved January 5, 2017.

[3] "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 1, 2018.