Epidromia rotundata

Epidromia rotundata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Epidromia
Species: E. rotundata
Binomial name
Epidromia rotundata
Herrich-Schaffer, 1869
Synonyms
  • Epidromia fergusoni Solis, 1986

Epidromia rotundata is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Georgia to southern Florida. It is also recorded from Cuba and from xeric habitats in Mexico on the Yucatan Peninsula and on the west coast of Mexico.[1]

The wingspan is 40–45 mm. The forewings are brown with a purplish tint. The hindwings are similar to the forewings in both colour and pattern, but the outer margin is rounded. Adults are on wing from April to September.[2]

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