Hypotrix rubra

Hypotrix rubra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Hypotrix
Species: H. rubra
Binomial name
Hypotrix rubra
Lafontaine, Ferris & Walsh, 2010

Hypotrix rubra is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from south-western New Mexico and south-eastern Arizona southward to the State of Durango in northern Mexico.

The length of the forewings is 12-16 mm.

The habitat consists of ponderosa pine forests and mixed woodlands of pine and oak.

Adults are on wing in early May and early July.

Etymology

Rubra is taken from the Latin for red and refers to the reddish color of the forewings and body of the moth.

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